Manguwalਮਂਗੁਵਲ

Where is Manguwal?

Manguwal is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 17 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 038605, and it covers 135 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 371 people in Manguwal: 195 men and 176 women, living in 62 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 135 hectares, the population density works out to about 275 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 903 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 57, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 135 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.89 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.05 per cent and women at 71.43 per cent. The census recorded 129 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 105 main workers, the largest group, 92, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 9 agricultural labourers and 2 cultivators on their own land. A further 24 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Manguwal's land. Of the village's 135 hectares, 93 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (93 hectares). About 38 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 2 cultivators and 12 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.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Manguwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 17 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 Naggal, Diwari, Alowal and Majri.

What is the population of Manguwal?

The population of Manguwal was 371 at the 2011 census, living in 62 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Manguwal have?

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