Pipal Mangholiਪਿਪਲ ਮਂਘੋਲੀ

Where is Pipal Mangholi?

Pipal Mangholi is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ghanaur, about 14 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 036875, and it covers 170 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,035 people in Pipal Mangholi: 557 men and 478 women, living in 219 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 170 hectares, the population density works out to about 609 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 858 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 110, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 106 people, about 10 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.3 per cent and women at 69.48 per cent. The census recorded 601 workers, about 58 per cent of the village. Of the 267 main workers, the largest group, 134, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 90 other workers in trade, transport and services and 34 cultivators on their own land. A further 334 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pipal Mangholi's land. Of the village's 170 hectares, 150 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 115 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (115 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. The census recorded 44 cultivators and 141 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 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

Pipal Mangholi is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ghanaur, about 14 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 Gobindgarh Dhakli Jand Mangholi, Gobindgarh Dhakli Kami Kalan, Raipur and Kabulpur.

What is the population of Pipal Mangholi?

The population of Pipal Mangholi was 1,035 at the 2011 census, living in 219 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Pipal Mangholi have?

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