Phus Mandiਫੁਸ ਮੰਡੀ

Where is Phus Mandi?

Phus Mandi is a village of Bathinda tehsil in Bathinda district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bathinda, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bathinda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035794, and it covers 404 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,814 people in Phus Mandi: 975 men and 839 women, living in 352 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 404 hectares, the population density works out to about 449 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 861 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 166, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,080 people, about 60 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.51 per cent and women at 54.39 per cent. The census recorded 650 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 634 main workers, the largest group, 411, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 171 cultivators on their own land and 44 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 16 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Phus Mandi's land. Of the village's 404 hectares, 275 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (275 hectares). About 112 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 175 cultivators and 422 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Phus Mandi is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bathinda, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Bathinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jassi Pauwali, Gulabgarh Urf Naiwala, Jodhpur Romana and Tungwali.

What is the population of Phus Mandi?

The population of Phus Mandi was 1,814 at the 2011 census, living in 352 households in Bathinda tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Phus Mandi have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Phus Mandi has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre.