Madnipurਮਡਨੀਪੁਰ

Where is Madnipur?

Madnipur is a village in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Maloud, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Doraha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033273, and it covers 264 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,027 people in Madnipur: 543 men and 484 women, living in 191 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 264 hectares, the population density works out to about 389 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 891 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 87, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 522 people, about 51 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.58 per cent and women at 75.96 per cent. The census recorded 421 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 305 main workers, the largest group, 153, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 108 cultivators on their own land and 43 agricultural labourers. A further 116 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Madnipur's land. Of the village's 264 hectares, 238 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (238 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 121 cultivators and 134 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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. It also had 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

Madnipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Maloud, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Payal, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mangewal, Lasara Pohlewas, Patti Mangewal and Lasara Lakhowas.

What is the population of Madnipur?

The population of Madnipur was 1,027 at the 2011 census, living in 191 households in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Madnipur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Madnipur has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.