Mansuraਮਨਸੂਰਾ

Where is Mansura?

Mansura is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dorangala community development block and is served by the Kathgarh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028139, and it covers 64 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 134 people in Mansura: 64 men and 70 women, living in 24 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 64 hectares, the population density works out to about 209 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1094 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 22, about 16 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 78.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.33 per cent and women at 74.14 per cent. The census recorded 39 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 37 main workers, the largest group, 24, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 10 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mansura's land. Of the village's 64 hectares, 59 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (59 hectares). About 5 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 24 cultivators and 3 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

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

Mansura is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kathgarh, Ganji, Rawal Pindi and Ganja.

What is the population of Mansura?

The population of Mansura was 134 at the 2011 census, living in 24 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Mansura have?

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