Momanpurਮੋਮਨਪੁਰ

Where is Momanpur?

Momanpur is a village of Kalanaur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kalanour community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027971, and it covers 66 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 74 people in Momanpur: 32 men and 42 women, living in 12 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 66 hectares, the population density works out to about 112 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1312 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 10, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.48 per cent and women at 64.86 per cent. The census recorded 18 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 17 main workers, the largest group, 14, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Momanpur's land. Of the village's 66 hectares, 43 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 9 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (9 hectares). About 20 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 15 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Momanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mirakchana, Pakiwan and Rura.

What is the population of Momanpur?

The population of Momanpur was 74 at the 2011 census, living in 12 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Momanpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Momanpur has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.