Mustafabad is a village in
Kapurthala district of
Punjab State, India. It is located from
Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Mustafabad. The village is
administrated by a
Sarpanch, who is an
elected representative. Mustafabad was ruled by
Randhawa
Randhawa is a Jat clan in the Punjab Region of India and Pakistan. The Randhawa name has special significance in the history of the Sikh faith, the first appointed Granthi (Principal religious official and custodian of the holy book- Guru Grant ...
Jats
The Jat people ((), ()) are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and subse ...
, the founder of this dynasty was Desu Singh of
Taran Taran.
Demography
According to the report published by
Census India in 2011, Mustafabad has total number of 203 houses and population of 883 of which include 462 males and 421 females.
Literacy rate of Mustafabad is 82.81%, higher than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 92 which is 10.42% of total population of Mustafabad, and child sex ratio is approximately 1140, higher than state average of 846.
As per census 2011, 308 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Mustafabad which includes 267 males and 41 females. According to census survey report 2011, 93.83% workers describe their work as main work and 6.17% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.
Population data
Caste
Most of the peoples are jatts in this village. Bajwa is the top caste in this village. 12.3% are Ramgharia tarkhans like matharoos etc. The village has schedule caste (SC) constitutes 13.93% of total population of the village and it doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.
Air travel connectivity
The closest airport to the village is
Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport
Sri Guru Ram Das Ji International Airport is an international airport serving Amritsar, Punjab, India, located 11 km (7 mi) north-west from the city centre. It is named after Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru and the founder of Amritsar. The ...
.
Villages in Kapurthala
References
External links
Villages in Kapurthala
{{Kapurthala district , state=collapsed
Villages in Kapurthala district