▁to ▁the ▁K and i ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁Do aba ▁region ▁of ▁P un j ab . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁Mah il pur ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 1 3 6 0 ▁according ▁to ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁M ales ▁const itute ▁ 5 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁and ▁females ▁ 4 8 %. ▁Mah il pur ▁has ▁an ▁average ▁liter acy ▁rate ▁of ▁ 7 7 %, ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁national ▁average ▁of ▁ 5 9 . 5 % : ▁male ▁liter acy ▁is ▁ 8 0 %, ▁and ▁female ▁liter acy ▁is ▁ 7 3 %. ▁In ▁Mah il pur , ▁ 1 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁is ▁under ▁ 6 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁Prof ession ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁persons ▁are ▁agricult ure ▁based . ▁Mah il pur ▁is ▁the ▁N RI ▁hub ▁of ▁the ▁P un j ab ▁state . ▁ ▁Notable ▁people ▁ ▁Buck am ▁Singh ▁B ains , ▁( 5 ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁– ▁ 2 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 9 ), ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁Canadian ▁S ikh ▁war ▁veter an ▁( Private ▁ 4 5 4 8 1 9 , ▁ 2 8 th ▁Battalion , ▁Canadian ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Force ) ▁So han ▁Singh ▁Th andal , ▁Chief ▁Parliament ary ▁Secretary , ▁State ▁Government ▁of ▁P un j ab ▁Pi ara ▁Singh ▁Gill , ▁Indian ▁nuclear ▁phys ic ist ▁Har j it ▁Singh ▁S aj jan ▁( P un