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Where is Mandi Road?

Mandi Road is a village in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Begowal, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nadala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029048, and it covers 163 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 353 people in Mandi Road: 170 men and 183 women, living in 73 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 163 hectares, the population density works out to about 217 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1076 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 36, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 37 people, about 10 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.12 per cent and women at 72.89 per cent. The census recorded 110 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 95 main workers, the largest group, 51, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 38 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mandi Road's land. Of the village's 163 hectares, 148 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (148 hectares). About 15 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 53 cultivators and 7 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, 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. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mandi Road is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Begowal, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bhulath, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nangal Lubana, Hussainpur, Mand Maini Bhagu Purian and Mand Hussainpur.

What is the population of Mandi Road?

The population of Mandi Road was 353 at the 2011 census, living in 73 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Mandi Road have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mandi Road has a government primary school.