Mithra, Punjab

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Mithra
Village
Mithra Show map of Punjab Mithra Show map of India Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates: 31°07′04″N 75°37′51″E / 31.1179038°N 75.6307303°E / 31.1179038; 75.6307303Coordinates: 31°07′04″N 75°37′51″E / 31.1179038°N 75.6307303°E / 31.1179038; 75.6307303
Country	India
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Government
• Type	Panchayat raj
• Body	Gram panchayat
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,579^[1]
	Sex ratio 793/786 ♂/♀
Languages
• Official	Punjabi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	144022
Telephone	01824
ISO 3166 code	IN-PB
Vehicle registration	PB-08
Website	jalandhar.nic.in

Mithra is a village in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 24 km from Phillaur, 27 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 138 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.^[2]

Demography

According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Mithra has a total number of 307 houses and population of 1579 of which include 793 males and 786 females. Literacy rate of Mithra is 78.40%, higher than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 158 which is 10.01% of total population of Mithra, and child sex ratio is approximately 927 higher than state average of 846.

Most of the people are from Schedule Caste which constitutes 50.54% of total population in Mithra. The town does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far.

As per census 2011, 468 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Mithra which includes 418 males and 50 females. According to census survey report 2011, 89.10% workers describe their work as main work and 10.90% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.^[1]

Transport

Nurmahal railway station is the nearest train station however, Phillaur Junction train station is 23.8 km away from the village. The village is 56 km away from domestic airport in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is 123 km away in Amritsar.

References

1 2 "Mithra Population per Census 2011". census2011.co.in.
↑ "About the village". onefivenine.com.

Jalandhar district

Cities and villages in Jalandhar district	Adampur Alawalpur Apra Akalpur Anihar Ashahoor Ashaur Atta Atti Aujla Dhak Bachhowal Bainapur Bakapur Bansian Bhattian Bhogpur Burj Pukhta‎ Chak Des Raj Chak Sahbu Chhaula Chhokran Dhuleta Dosanjh Kalan Ganna Pind Garha Garhi Mahan Singh Goraya Jajo Mazara Jalandhar Jalandhar Cantonment Jandiala Jhungian Mahansingh Kadiana Kang Jagir Kartarpur Katana Katpalon Khaira Mushtarka Khanpur Kot Garewal Kotli Khakhian Ladian Landhra Lasara Lohgarh Lohian Khas Mallian Kalan Mandi Mansurpur Moron Nakodar Nagar Nurewal Nurmahal Pal Qadiam Palnau Panj Dhera Phalpota Phillaur Raipur Araiyan Raipur Sagnewal Ramgarh Rasulpur Ratainda Rurka Kalan Rurka Khurd Saifabad Sailkiyana Samrari Sansarpur Sarinh Shahkot Shahpur Shankar Sultanpur Tarkhan Mazara Tehang Turan

Other districts	Ajitgarh Amritsar Barnala Bathinda Faridkot Fatehgarh Sahib Fazilka Firozpur Gurudaspur Hoshiarpur Kapurthala Ludhiana Mansa Moga Pathankot Patiala Rupnagar Sangrur Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar Sri Muktsar Sahib Tarn Taran

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