Phus Mandiਫੁਸ ਮੰਡੀ

Where is Phus Mandi?

Phus Mandi is a village of Sardulgarh tehsil in Mansa district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sardulgarh, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sardulgarh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035967, and it covers 425 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,289 people in Phus Mandi: 688 men and 601 women, living in 252 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 425 hectares, the population density works out to about 303 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 874 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 146, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 873 people, about 68 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.7 per cent and women at 63.28 per cent. The census recorded 564 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 559 main workers, the largest group, 245, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 240 cultivators on their own land and 71 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Phus Mandi's land. Of the village's 425 hectares, 386 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (231 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (155 hectares). About 39 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 240 cultivators and 246 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Phus Mandi is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sardulgarh, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sardulgarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sadhuwala, Mirpur Kalan, Kauriwala and Adamke.

What is the population of Phus Mandi?

The population of Phus Mandi was 1,289 at the 2011 census, living in 252 households in Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Phus Mandi have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Phus Mandi has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.