Mansurkeਮਂਸੁਰਕੇ

Where is Mansurke?

Mansurke is a village in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Qadian, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Qadian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028627, and it covers 74 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 182 people in Mansurke: 98 men and 84 women, living in 39 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 74 hectares, the population density works out to about 246 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 857 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 22 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75 per cent and women at 71.05 per cent. The census recorded 45 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 42 main workers, the largest group, 25, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 16 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mansurke's land. Of the village's 74 hectares, 65 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (65 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 25 cultivators and 1 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Mansurke is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Qadian, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotla Moosa, Dalla, Bhittewadh and Leel Kalan.

What is the population of Mansurke?

The population of Mansurke was 182 at the 2011 census, living in 39 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Mansurke have?

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