Manakਮਾਨਕ

Where is Manak?

Manak is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Sarinpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030994, and it covers 49 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 108 people in Manak: 56 men and 52 women, living in 19 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 49 hectares, the population density works out to about 220 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 929 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 13 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 88.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.84 per cent and women at 84.44 per cent. The census recorded 56 workers, about 52 per cent of the village. Of the 27 main workers, the largest group, 14, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 12 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 household industry workers. A further 29 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Manak's land. Of the village's 49 hectares, 34 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 29 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (29 hectares). About 15 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 15 cultivators and 0 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Manak is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dasua, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Usman Shahid, Mian Ka Pind, Bhattida Pind and Chak Kasim.

What is the population of Manak?

The population of Manak was 108 at the 2011 census, living in 19 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Manak have?

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