Mander Donaਮੰਡੇਰ ਦੋਨਾ

Where is Mander Dona?

Mander Dona 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 17 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 029319, and it covers 249 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 200 people in Mander Dona: 99 men and 101 women, living in 37 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 249 hectares, the population density works out to about 80 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1020 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 21, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 55 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.9 per cent and women at 77.78 per cent. The census recorded 58 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 57 main workers, the largest group, 34, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 18 agricultural labourers and 5 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mander Dona's land. Of the village's 249 hectares, 225 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (225 hectares). About 25 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 34 cultivators and 18 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mander Dona is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sandhu Chatha, Manan, Madhopur (Kapurthala) and Kesarpur.

What is the population of Mander Dona?

The population of Mander Dona was 200 at the 2011 census, living in 37 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Mander Dona have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mander Dona has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.