Man Singhpurਮਨ ਸਿੰਘਪੁਰ

Where is Man Singhpur?

Man Singhpur is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Narot Jaimal Singh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027621, and it covers 176 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,615 people in Man Singhpur: 845 men and 770 women, living in 319 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 176 hectares, the population density works out to about 918 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 222, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,071 people, about 66 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.87 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.5 per cent and women at 69.82 per cent. The census recorded 451 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 202 main workers, the largest group, 174, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 23 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 249 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Man Singhpur's land. Of the village's 176 hectares, 155 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (141 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (14 hectares). About 20 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 25 cultivators and 140 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Man Singhpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Taloor, Kharkhara Tarf Narot, Kharkhara Thuthowala and Siyonti Tarf Narot.

What is the population of Man Singhpur?

The population of Man Singhpur was 1,615 at the 2011 census, living in 319 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Man Singhpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Man Singhpur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.