Manwal Mangwalਮਂਵਲ ਮਂਗਵਲ

Where is Manwal Mangwal?

Manwal Mangwal is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 25 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bamial community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027703, and it covers 276 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 989 people in Manwal Mangwal: 520 men and 469 women, living in 190 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 276 hectares, the population density works out to about 358 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 902 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 107, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 970 people, about 98 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.28 per cent and women at 64.76 per cent. The census recorded 327 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 148 main workers, the largest group, 62, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 61 cultivators on their own land and 23 agricultural labourers. A further 179 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Manwal Mangwal's land. Of the village's 276 hectares, 191 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (23 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (168 hectares). About 80 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 70 cultivators and 64 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, 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. 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

Manwal Mangwal 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 25 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 Bamyal, Muthi, Pindi Parolian and Ratarwan.

What is the population of Manwal Mangwal?

The population of Manwal Mangwal was 989 at the 2011 census, living in 190 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Manwal Mangwal have?

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