Mansurwal Donaਮਂਸੁਰਵਾਲ ਦੋਨਾ

Where is Mansurwal Dona?

Mansurwal 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 1 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 029244, and it covers 402 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 644 people in Mansurwal Dona: 340 men and 304 women, living in 124 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 402 hectares, the population density works out to about 160 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 894 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 90, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 410 people, about 64 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.11 per cent and women at 59.77 per cent. The census recorded 243 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 243 main workers, the largest group, 205, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 28 household industry workers and 9 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mansurwal Dona's land. Of the village's 402 hectares, 292 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 181 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (181 hectares). About 107 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 1 cultivators and 205 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 middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mansurwal Dona is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 1 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 Dhaliwal Dona, Talwandi Mehma, Dhawankhan Jagir and Razapur.

What is the population of Mansurwal Dona?

The population of Mansurwal Dona was 644 at the 2011 census, living in 124 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Mansurwal Dona have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mansurwal Dona has a government middle school, an anganwadi centre and a post office.