Rokali Mangarhਰੋਕਲੀ ਮਨਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Rokali Mangarh?

Rokali Mangarh is a village of Chamkaur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038827, and it covers 352 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 712 people in Rokali Mangarh: 372 men and 340 women, living in 128 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 352 hectares, the population density works out to about 202 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 914 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 76, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 239 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.15 per cent and women at 74.6 per cent. The census recorded 238 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 220 main workers, the largest group, 101, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 77 agricultural labourers and 39 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Rokali Mangarh's land. Of the village's 352 hectares, 309 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 305 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (305 hectares). About 41 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 110 cultivators and 82 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Rokali Mangarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mahtot, Kahanpur, Fatehpur and Kotla Sarmukh Singh.

What is the population of Rokali Mangarh?

The population of Rokali Mangarh was 712 at the 2011 census, living in 128 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Rokali Mangarh have?

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