M ander Betਮੰਡੇਰ ਬੇਟ

Where is M ander Bet?

M ander Bet is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhilwan, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhilwan community development block and is served by the M Ander Bet gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029142, and it covers 267 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 776 people in M ander Bet: 402 men and 374 women, living in 144 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 267 hectares, the population density works out to about 290 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 930 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 76, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 67 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.49 per cent and women at 79.94 per cent. The census recorded 227 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 221 main workers, the largest group, 107, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 88 other workers in trade, transport and services and 26 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of M ander Bet's land. Of the village's 267 hectares, 254 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (254 hectares). About 13 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 108 cultivators and 28 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

M ander Bet is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhilwan, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Fattu Chak, Budha Theh, Ghuluwal and Nurpur Jattan.

What is the population of M ander Bet?

The population of M ander Bet was 776 at the 2011 census, living in 144 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does M ander Bet have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, M ander Bet has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.