Manusuha Khurdਮਨੁਸੁਹਾ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Manusuha Khurd?

Manusuha Khurd is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and is served by the Mansuha Khurd gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038679, and it covers 111 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 309 people in Manusuha Khurd: 164 men and 145 women, living in 61 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 111 hectares, the population density works out to about 278 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 884 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 41, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 102 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.18 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.24 per cent and women at 83.72 per cent. The census recorded 94 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 88 main workers, the largest group, 27, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 27 household industry workers and 20 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Manusuha Khurd's land. Of the village's 111 hectares, 67 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (67 hectares). About 22 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 27 cultivators and 17 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.

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

Manusuha Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Chhoti Jhallian, Bhauwal, Mahlan and Rautan.

What is the population of Manusuha Khurd?

The population of Manusuha Khurd was 309 at the 2011 census, living in 61 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Manusuha Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Manusuha Khurd has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.