Mannu Machhiਮੱਨੁ ਮਛੀ

Where is Mannu Machhi?

Mannu Machhi is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034265, and it covers 330 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 593 people in Mannu Machhi: 303 men and 290 women, living in 119 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 330 hectares, the population density works out to about 180 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 957 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 117, about 20 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 547 people, about 92 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 43.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 51.45 per cent and women at 36.17 per cent. The census recorded 247 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 144 main workers, the largest group, 108, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 32 agricultural labourers and 4 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 103 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mannu Machhi's land. Of the village's 330 hectares, 316 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (316 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 116 cultivators and 127 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mannu Machhi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Makhu, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Gatta Dalel, Behbalwala, Jamaliwala and Shah Dinwala.

What is the population of Mannu Machhi?

The population of Mannu Machhi was 593 at the 2011 census, living in 119 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Mannu Machhi have?

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