Manjhli (223-A)ਮਂਝਲੀ ਅ

Where is Manjhli (223-A)?

Manjhli (223-A) is a village in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and is served by the Manjhli gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034144, and it covers 107 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 527 people in Manjhli (223-A): 258 men and 269 women, living in 86 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 107 hectares, the population density works out to about 491 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1043 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 65, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 459 people, about 87 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.6 per cent and women at 54.89 per cent. The census recorded 182 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 180 main workers, the largest group, 126, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 34 agricultural labourers and 18 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Manjhli (223-A)'s land. Of the village's 107 hectares, 90 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (90 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 126 cultivators and 36 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 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

Manjhli (223-A) is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sangla, Sirsari and Bijapur.

What is the population of Manjhli (223-A)?

The population of Manjhli (223-A) was 527 at the 2011 census, living in 86 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Manjhli (223-A) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Manjhli (223-A) has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.