Mankianwaliਮਂਕਿਆਂਵਾਲੀ

Where is Mankianwali?

Mankianwali is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Zira, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Zira community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034393, and it covers 282 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 653 people in Mankianwali: 343 men and 310 women, living in 121 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 282 hectares, the population density works out to about 232 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 904 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 69, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 208 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.57 per cent and women at 65.48 per cent. The census recorded 385 workers, about 59 per cent of the village. Of the 380 main workers, the largest group, 170, were household industry workers, ahead of 110 cultivators on their own land and 66 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mankianwali's land. Of the village's 282 hectares, 248 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (242 hectares). About 34 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 110 cultivators and 66 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mankianwali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Zira, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Marur, Holanwali, Kasoana and Wara Waryamsingh.

What is the population of Mankianwali?

The population of Mankianwali was 653 at the 2011 census, living in 121 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Mankianwali have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mankianwali has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.