Mangpurਮਂਗਪੁਰ

Where is Mangpur?

Mangpur is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 3 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 037015, and it covers 145 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 554 people in Mangpur: 290 men and 264 women, living in 98 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 145 hectares, the population density works out to about 382 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 910 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 60, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 72 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.08 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.25 per cent and women at 64.29 per cent. The census recorded 152 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 145 main workers, the largest group, 103, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 34 agricultural labourers and 4 cultivators on their own land. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mangpur's land. Of the village's 145 hectares, 138 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (138 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 5 cultivators and 35 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Mangpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 3 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 Dabhali, Bhatehri, Nalas Khurd and Dhakansu Kalan.

What is the population of Mangpur?

The population of Mangpur was 554 at the 2011 census, living in 98 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Mangpur have?

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