Manjpurਮਂਜਪੁਰ

Where is Manjpur?

Manjpur is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031178, and it covers 136 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,127 people in Manjpur: 561 men and 566 women, living in 275 households, an average of about 4.1 people per household. Spread over its 136 hectares, the population density works out to about 829 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1009 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 100, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 170 people, about 15 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.03 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.25 per cent and women at 80.95 per cent. The census recorded 293 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 274 main workers, the largest group, 182, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 87 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 19 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Manjpur's land. Of the village's 136 hectares, 110 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 109 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (109 hectares). About 25 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 87 cultivators and 8 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 village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Manjpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mojowal, Bhangala, Plaki and Naharpur.

What is the population of Manjpur?

The population of Manjpur was 1,127 at the 2011 census, living in 275 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Manjpur have?

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