Manak Deharਮਾਨਕ ਦੇਹਰ

Where is Manak Dehar?

Manak Dehar is a village of Dudhan Sadhan tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036715, and it covers 311 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 476 people in Manak Dehar: 253 men and 223 women, living in 97 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 311 hectares, the population density works out to about 153 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 881 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 53, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 15 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.96 per cent and women at 70.5 per cent. The census recorded 159 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 156 main workers, the largest group, 91, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 41 agricultural labourers and 24 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Manak Dehar's land. Of the village's 311 hectares, 291 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (291 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. With 91 cultivators and 44 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

Manak Dehar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rajpur, Maqboolpur Bhaini and Ghuram.

What is the population of Manak Dehar?

The population of Manak Dehar was 476 at the 2011 census, living in 97 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Manak Dehar have?

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