Harse Mansarਹਰਸੇ ਮਂਸਰ

Where is Harse Mansar?

Harse Mansar is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Harse--Mansar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031220, and it covers 321 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,307 people in Harse Mansar: 1,669 men and 1,638 women, living in 675 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 321 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,030 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 981 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 337, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,378 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.44 per cent and women at 72.81 per cent. The census recorded 865 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 698 main workers, the largest group, 465, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 85 agricultural labourers and 84 household industry workers. A further 167 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Harse Mansar's land. Of the village's 321 hectares, 269 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 259 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (259 hectares). About 52 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 68 cultivators and 90 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Harse Mansar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Akam, Chak Kalan, Kotli Khas and Chak Sheru.

What is the population of Harse Mansar?

The population of Harse Mansar was 3,307 at the 2011 census, living in 675 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Harse Mansar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Harse Mansar has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.