Mand Udhowalਮਂਡ ਉਧੋਵਲ

Where is Mand Udhowal?

Mand Udhowal is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and is served by the Uddhowal Khurd gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033011, and it covers 103 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 375 people in Mand Udhowal: 197 men and 178 women, living in 71 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 103 hectares, the population density works out to about 364 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 904 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 75, about 20 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 85 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.32 per cent and women at 59.31 per cent. The census recorded 130 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 124 main workers, the largest group, 52, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 50 cultivators on their own land and 22 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mand Udhowal's land. Of the village's 103 hectares, 67 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (67 hectares). About 36 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 50 cultivators and 57 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Mand Udhowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Udhowal Khurd, Udhowal Kalan, Sainsowal Kalan and Rahimabad Kalan.

What is the population of Mand Udhowal?

The population of Mand Udhowal was 375 at the 2011 census, living in 71 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Mand Udhowal have?

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