Manuke | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
Coordinates: | 30.675°N 75.456°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ludhiana |
Founder: | Guru Gobind Singh |
Named For: | Baba Manuu |
Government Type: | Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 231 |
Population Total: | 9048 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Punjabi |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 142034 |
Registration Plate: | PB-10 |
Translit Lang1: | Māṇūkē |
Manuke is a village on Guru Gobind Singh Marg (highway) in district Ludhiana, state of Punjab, India.[1] It is one of the largest village in Jagraon block. The world-famous Gurdwara Mehdiana Sahib is situated outside the village on the west. The village is populated mostly by Sandhu families. It has two main Gurdwara's, Shivdwala, and a Maseet. One of the Gurdwaras, Patshahi Dasvee, is believed to have been visited by Guru Gobind Singh himself while he was en-route to the Lakhi Jungle.[2] [3] The village has built a state of the art modern funeral home.
For education the village has 2 government primary schools, along with several English medium privately run primary schools. There are also 2 High Schools up to +2. In addition there are two ITI’s(Industrial Technical Institute). The majority of the town's inhabitants are Sikhs, but there are some Hindu, Muslim, and Christian people living there as well.