Mehndali Khurdਮੇਹਨਡਲੀ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Mehndali Khurd?

Mehndali Khurd is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038413, and it covers 223 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 506 people in Mehndali Khurd: 260 men and 246 women, living in 98 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 223 hectares, the population density works out to about 227 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 946 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 47, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 109 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.26 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.66 per cent and women at 74.55 per cent. The census recorded 147 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 99 main workers, the largest group, 80, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 19 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 48 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mehndali Khurd's land. Of the village's 223 hectares, 90 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 88 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (88 hectares). About 35 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 3 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 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

Mehndali Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Raipur Sani, Kotla, Daulowal and Gajjpur.

What is the population of Mehndali Khurd?

The population of Mehndali Khurd was 506 at the 2011 census, living in 98 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Mehndali Khurd have?

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