Manolianਮਨੋਲਿਆਂ

Where is Manolian?

Manolian is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031885, and it covers 241 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 876 people in Manolian: 458 men and 418 women, living in 190 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 241 hectares, the population density works out to about 363 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 913 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 87, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 361 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.43 per cent and women at 73.02 per cent. The census recorded 314 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 287 main workers, the largest group, 129, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 87 cultivators on their own land and 64 agricultural labourers. A further 27 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Manolian's land. Of the village's 241 hectares, 139 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 113 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (113 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 91 cultivators and 75 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Manolian is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mularwal, Rakhial, Parsota and Gondpur.

What is the population of Manolian?

The population of Manolian was 876 at the 2011 census, living in 190 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Manolian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Manolian has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.