Manakpurਮਾਨਕਪੁਰ

Where is Manakpur?

Manakpur is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Banur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037033, and it covers 891 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,734 people in Manakpur: 2,006 men and 1,728 women, living in 730 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 891 hectares, the population density works out to about 419 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 861 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 452, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,085 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.26 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.33 per cent and women at 75.43 per cent. The census recorded 1,196 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 1,141 main workers, the largest group, 733, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 209 cultivators on their own land and 161 agricultural labourers. A further 55 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Manakpur's land. Of the village's 891 hectares, 780 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (780 hectares). About 1 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 210 cultivators and 165 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 2 government primary schools, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Manakpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Banur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khera Gajju, Jhansli, Gurditpura and Uncha Khera.

What is the population of Manakpur?

The population of Manakpur was 3,734 at the 2011 census, living in 730 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Manakpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Manakpur has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.