Mansurwal Betਮਂਸੁਰਵਾਲ ਬੇਟ

Where is Mansurwal Bet?

Mansurwal Bet is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhilwan, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhilwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029113, and it covers 152 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 908 people in Mansurwal Bet: 475 men and 433 women, living in 193 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 152 hectares, the population density works out to about 599 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 912 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 93, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 5 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.42 per cent and women at 67.09 per cent. The census recorded 273 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 271 main workers, the largest group, 154, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 76 agricultural labourers and 39 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mansurwal Bet's land. Of the village's 152 hectares, 132 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (132 hectares). About 20 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 154 cultivators and 77 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mansurwal Bet is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhilwan, about 3 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 Haibatpur, Mangewal, Mugal Chak and Gudani.

What is the population of Mansurwal Bet?

The population of Mansurwal Bet was 908 at the 2011 census, living in 193 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Mansurwal Bet have?

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