Mandiala Khurdਮਂਡਿਆਲਾ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Mandiala Khurd?

Mandiala Khurd is a village in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Samrala, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samrala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033152, and it covers 140 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 439 people in Mandiala Khurd: 239 men and 200 women, living in 88 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 140 hectares, the population density works out to about 314 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 837 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 56, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 113 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.29 per cent and women at 72 per cent. The census recorded 149 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 145 main workers, the largest group, 95, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 41 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mandiala Khurd's land. Of the village's 140 hectares, 126 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (126 hectares). About 14 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 42 cultivators and 6 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Mandiala Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Samrala, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Sultanpur, Bhourla, Rupalon and Chawa.

What is the population of Mandiala Khurd?

The population of Mandiala Khurd was 439 at the 2011 census, living in 88 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Mandiala Khurd have?

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