Mahammad Mundranwalaਮਹੱਮਡ ਮੁਂਡਰਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Mahammad Mundranwala?

Mahammad Mundranwala is a village in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ramdas, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037107, and it covers 433 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,396 people in Mahammad Mundranwala: 728 men and 668 women, living in 283 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 433 hectares, the population density works out to about 322 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 162, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 348 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.45 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.25 per cent and women at 62.12 per cent. The census recorded 588 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 352 main workers, the largest group, 181, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 100 other workers in trade, transport and services and 63 cultivators on their own land. A further 236 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mahammad Mundranwala's land. Of the village's 433 hectares, 391 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (26 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (365 hectares). About 42 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 80 cultivators and 312 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mahammad Mundranwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ramdas, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotli Shah Habib, Pandori, Ramdas Rural and Awan Near Ramdas.

What is the population of Mahammad Mundranwala?

The population of Mahammad Mundranwala was 1,396 at the 2011 census, living in 283 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Mahammad Mundranwala have?

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