Mainwanਮੈਂਵਨ

Where is Mainwan?

Mainwan is a village in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029235, and it covers 241 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 837 people in Mainwan: 438 men and 399 women, living in 168 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 241 hectares, the population density works out to about 347 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 90, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 652 people, about 78 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.9 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.98 per cent and women at 69.12 per cent. The census recorded 284 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 283 main workers, the largest group, 204, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 40 agricultural labourers and 36 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mainwan's land. Of the village's 241 hectares, 223 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (223 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 36 cultivators and 40 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mainwan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 5 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 Nurpur Dona, Talwandi Bakha, Kadupur and Phiali.

What is the population of Mainwan?

The population of Mainwan was 837 at the 2011 census, living in 168 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Mainwan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mainwan has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.