Manak Majraਮਾਨਕ ਮਾਜਰਾ

Where is Manak Majra?

Manak Majra is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038710, and it covers 109 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 531 people in Manak Majra: 277 men and 254 women, living in 107 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 109 hectares, the population density works out to about 487 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 917 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 57, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 171 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.6 per cent and women at 79.02 per cent. The census recorded 220 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 194 main workers, the largest group, 89, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 81 cultivators on their own land and 16 household industry workers. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Manak Majra's land. Of the village's 109 hectares, 92 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (92 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 85 cultivators and 10 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 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. The village had a sub post office. 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

Manak Majra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gandhon Kalan, Mianpur, Rangilpur and Madpur.

What is the population of Manak Majra?

The population of Manak Majra was 531 at the 2011 census, living in 107 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Manak Majra have?

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