Rakh Manawalaਰੱਖ ਮਨਾਵਾਲਾ

Where is Rakh Manawala?

Rakh Manawala is a village in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jandiala Guru community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037563, and it covers 117 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 119 people in Rakh Manawala: 59 men and 60 women, living in 21 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 117 hectares, the population density works out to about 102 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1017 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 91.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.45 per cent and women at 90.91 per cent. The census recorded 49 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 37 main workers, the largest group, 29, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 7 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rakh Manawala's land. Of the village's 117 hectares, 107 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (107 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 39 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rakh Manawala is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Amritsar I, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jand, Qila Jiwan Singh, Chhapa Ramsingh and Mehoka.

What is the population of Rakh Manawala?

The population of Rakh Manawala was 119 at the 2011 census, living in 21 households in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Rakh Manawala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Rakh Manawala has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.