Mansurpur

31°05′23″N 75°47′49″E / 31.0897379°N 75.7969254°E / 31.0897379; 75.7969254Country IndiaStatePunjabDistrictJalandharTehsilPhillaurElevation246 m (807 ft)Population • Total1,273^[1] Sex ratio 651/622 ♂/♀Languages • OfficialPunjabiTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PINTelephone code01826ISO 3166 codeIN-PBVehicle registrationPB 37Post officeBara PindWebsitejalandhar.nic.in

Mansurpur is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India. It is located 4 km away from postal head office Bara Pind. The village is 6 km away from Goraya, 9 km from Phillaur, 39 km from Jalandhar, and 121 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is the elected representative of the village. Sidhu, Dhaliwal, Mall, Jandu, Sandhu are main gotra in the village.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census, The village has a population of 1273.^[1] 651 are males, while 622 are females. Mansurpur has a literacy rate of 80.94%, higher than the average literacy rate of Punjab.

Most villagers belong to a Schedule Caste (SC), comprising 72.58% of the total.

Education

Mansurpur has a co-ed upper primary with Secondary school which was founded in 1972. Schools in Mansurpur provide a mid-day meal as per the Indian Midday Meal Scheme.

Transport

Rail

Ludhiana Junction railway station is 24 km away from the village however Bhatian train station is located 3 km away.

Air

The nearest domestic airport is 41 km away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is 134 km away in Amritsar other nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh.

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