Balamgarh Alias Mandwaraਬਲਮਗੜ੍ਹ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਮਂਡਵਰਾ

Where is Balamgarh Alias Mandwara?

Balamgarh Alias Mandwara is a village in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and is served by the Balamgarh Mandwara gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038756, and it covers 570 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,975 people in Balamgarh Alias Mandwara: 1,003 men and 972 women, living in 381 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 570 hectares, the population density works out to about 346 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 969 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 238, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 524 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.81 per cent and women at 77.47 per cent. The census recorded 529 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 496 main workers, the largest group, 290, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 97 agricultural labourers and 85 cultivators on their own land. A further 33 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Balamgarh Alias Mandwara's land. Of the village's 570 hectares, 283 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 197 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (197 hectares). About 165 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 88 cultivators and 106 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Balamgarh Alias Mandwara is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kakron, Jabarhera, Kalal Majra and Kishanpura.

What is the population of Balamgarh Alias Mandwara?

The population of Balamgarh Alias Mandwara was 1,975 at the 2011 census, living in 381 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Balamgarh Alias Mandwara have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Balamgarh Alias Mandwara has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.