Kheri Mandlanਖੇੜੀ ਮਂਡਲਨ

Where is Kheri Mandlan?

Kheri Mandlan is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036909, and it covers 202 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 779 people in Kheri Mandlan: 424 men and 355 women, living in 174 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 202 hectares, the population density works out to about 386 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 837 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 66, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 178 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.73 per cent and women at 65.35 per cent. The census recorded 262 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 259 main workers, the largest group, 129, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 64 other workers in trade, transport and services and 63 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kheri Mandlan's land. Of the village's 202 hectares, 187 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (41 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (146 hectares). About 15 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 130 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 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kheri Mandlan is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pandtan, Shahpur Afghanan, Ajrawar and Lakho Majra.

What is the population of Kheri Mandlan?

The population of Kheri Mandlan was 779 at the 2011 census, living in 174 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Kheri Mandlan have?

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