Mannewalਮੱਨੇਵਲ

Where is Mannewal?

Mannewal is a village of Ludhiana West tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033626, and it covers 110 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 204 people in Mannewal: 132 men and 72 women, living in 51 households, an average of about 4.0 people per household. Spread over its 110 hectares, the population density works out to about 185 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 545 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 17, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.1 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.85 per cent and women at 57.81 per cent. The census recorded 99 workers, about 49 per cent of the village. Of the 94 main workers, the largest group, 42, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 36 household industry workers and 13 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mannewal's land. Of the village's 110 hectares, 94 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (94 hectares). About 7 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 3 cultivators and 13 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.

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

Mannewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ludhiana West, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Qutbewal Gujjran, Goindwal, Bounker Dogran and Talwandi Khurd.

What is the population of Mannewal?

The population of Mannewal was 204 at the 2011 census, living in 51 households in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Mannewal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mannewal has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.