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Where is Mander Kalan?

Mander Kalan is a village in Sangrur tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Longowal, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sangrur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039784, and it covers 454 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,055 people in Mander Kalan: 1,081 men and 974 women, living in 423 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 454 hectares, the population density works out to about 453 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 224, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 840 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 53.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 57.48 per cent and women at 49.37 per cent. The census recorded 707 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 701 main workers, the largest group, 378, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 271 cultivators on their own land and 52 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mander Kalan's land. Of the village's 454 hectares, 419 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (314 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (105 hectares). About 30 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 271 cultivators and 55 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Mander Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Longowal, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Sangrur, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Patti Bharaj, Loha Khera, Kunran and Bugar.

What is the population of Mander Kalan?

The population of Mander Kalan was 2,055 at the 2011 census, living in 423 households in Sangrur tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Mander Kalan have?

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