Mand Ahli Kalanਮੰਡ ਅਹਲੀ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Mand Ahli Kalan?

Mand Ahli Kalan is a village of Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and is served by the Ahli Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029552, and it covers 114 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 19 people in Mand Ahli Kalan: 9 men and 10 women, living in 4 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 114 hectares, the population density works out to about 17 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1111 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, about 21 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 26.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 42.86 per cent and women at 12.5 per cent. The census recorded 9 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 5 main workers, the largest group, 5, were cultivators on their own land. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mand Ahli Kalan's land. Of the village's 114 hectares, 110 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (110 hectares). About 4 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 8 cultivators and 0 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 nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Mand Ahli Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bakarke, Gamewal, Fatehwala and Jamewal.

What is the population of Mand Ahli Kalan?

The population of Mand Ahli Kalan was 19 at the 2011 census, living in 4 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Mand Ahli Kalan have?

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