Mandaharਮਂਡਹਰ

Where is Mandahar?

Mandahar is a village in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and is served by the Bhekhowali gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028063, and it covers 44 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 94 people in Mandahar: 52 men and 42 women, living in 17 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 44 hectares, the population density works out to about 214 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 808 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 12 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 78.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.78 per cent and women at 78.95 per cent. The census recorded 25 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 25 main workers, the largest group, 16, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mandahar's land. Of the village's 44 hectares, 34 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 26 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (16 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (10 hectares). About 9 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 16 cultivators and 3 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Mandahar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhekhowali, Shakri and Mughal.

What is the population of Mandahar?

The population of Mandahar was 94 at the 2011 census, living in 17 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Mandahar have?

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