Mangli Unchhiਮਂਗਲੀ ਉਂਛੀ

Where is Mangli Unchhi?

Mangli Unchhi is a village in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sahnewal, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-I community development block and is served by the Maangli Unchhi gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033495, and it covers 235 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,488 people in Mangli Unchhi: 787 men and 701 women, living in 335 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 235 hectares, the population density works out to about 633 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 891 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 158, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 484 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.59 per cent and women at 82.99 per cent. The census recorded 1,015 workers, about 68 per cent of the village. Of the 773 main workers, the largest group, 363, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 188 cultivators on their own land and 144 household industry workers. A further 242 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mangli Unchhi's land. Of the village's 235 hectares, 180 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (180 hectares). About 55 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 201 cultivators and 81 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 and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mangli Unchhi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sahnewal, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mangli Nichhi, Kotla, Bholapur and Bir Sahnewal.

What is the population of Mangli Unchhi?

The population of Mangli Unchhi was 1,488 at the 2011 census, living in 335 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Mangli Unchhi have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mangli Unchhi has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.