Mankiਮਂਕੀ

Where is Manki?

Manki is a village of Ahmedgarh tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039432, and it covers 551 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,949 people in Manki: 1,034 men and 915 women, living in 378 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 551 hectares, the population density works out to about 354 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 885 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 160, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 509 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.74 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.51 per cent and women at 67.02 per cent. The census recorded 812 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 733 main workers, the largest group, 399, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 273 cultivators on their own land and 50 agricultural labourers. A further 79 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Manki's land. Of the village's 551 hectares, 497 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (497 hectares). About 40 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 276 cultivators and 77 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Manki is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ahmedgarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bapla and Mithewal.

What is the population of Manki?

The population of Manki was 1,949 at the 2011 census, living in 378 households in Ahmedgarh tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Manki have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Manki has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.