Dhak Manakਧਕ ਮਾਨਕ

Where is Dhak Manak?

Dhak Manak is a village in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phagwara community development block and is served by the Manak gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029596, and it covers 131 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 22 people in Dhak Manak: 10 men and 12 women, living in 5 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 131 hectares, the population density works out to about 17 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1200 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 14 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 78.95 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.89 per cent and women at 70 per cent. The census recorded 7 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 4 main workers, the largest group, 4, were cultivators on their own land. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhak Manak's land. Of the village's 131 hectares, 98 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (98 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 7 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. 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

Dhak Manak is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Phagwara, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Manak, Malikpur, Dhak Chair and Sahni.

What is the population of Dhak Manak?

The population of Dhak Manak was 22 at the 2011 census, living in 5 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Dhak Manak have?

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