Manak Dekeਮਾਨਕ ਦੇਕੇ

Where is Manak Deke?

Manak Deke is a village in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chohla Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038254, and it covers 268 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 677 people in Manak Deke: 353 men and 324 women, living in 124 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 268 hectares, the population density works out to about 253 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 82, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 260 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.95 per cent and women at 68.29 per cent. The census recorded 256 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 254 main workers, the largest group, 108, were household industry workers, ahead of 65 agricultural labourers and 50 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Manak Deke's land. Of the village's 268 hectares, 235 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (235 hectares). About 33 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 50 cultivators and 65 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Manak Deke is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Patti, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Khadur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhail Dhaiwala, Bhoian, Kaler Dhaiwala and Bhajowali.

What is the population of Manak Deke?

The population of Manak Deke was 677 at the 2011 census, living in 124 households in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Manak Deke have?

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