Mandi Alluwalਮੰਡੀ ਅੱਲੂਵਾਲ

Where is Mandi Alluwal?

Mandi Alluwal 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 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029525, and it covers 83 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 192 people in Mandi Alluwal: 93 men and 99 women, living in 36 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 83 hectares, the population density works out to about 230 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1065 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 134 people, about 70 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.09 per cent and women at 56.18 per cent. The census recorded 93 workers, about 48 per cent of the village. Of the 75 main workers, the largest group, 33, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 27 agricultural labourers and 14 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mandi Alluwal's land. Of the village's 83 hectares, 68 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (68 hectares). About 15 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 33 cultivators and 29 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.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mandi Alluwal is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 10 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 Alluwal, Hussainpur Bulle, Mandi Kabirpur Jadid and Hazara.

What is the population of Mandi Alluwal?

The population of Mandi Alluwal was 192 at the 2011 census, living in 36 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Mandi Alluwal have?

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