Mandwalਮਂਡਵਲ

Where is Mandwal?

Mandwal is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 11 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 036984, and it covers 239 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,114 people in Mandwal: 585 men and 529 women, living in 210 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 239 hectares, the population density works out to about 466 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 904 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 150, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 565 people, about 51 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 83 per cent and women at 70.69 per cent. The census recorded 329 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 306 main workers, the largest group, 180, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 81 cultivators on their own land and 44 agricultural labourers. A further 23 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mandwal's land. Of the village's 239 hectares, 217 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (44 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (173 hectares). About 22 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 83 cultivators and 65 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mandwal is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 11 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 Uksi, Jainagar, Devinagar and Safdarpur.

What is the population of Mandwal?

The population of Mandwal was 1,114 at the 2011 census, living in 210 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Mandwal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mandwal has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.