Munan Kalanਮੁਨਨ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Munan Kalan?

Munan Kalan is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028392, and it covers 151 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 607 people in Munan Kalan: 309 men and 298 women, living in 115 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 151 hectares, the population density works out to about 402 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 964 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 86, 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 75.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.12 per cent and women at 70.97 per cent. The census recorded 185 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 180 main workers, the largest group, 74, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 63 cultivators on their own land and 40 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Munan Kalan's land. Of the village's 151 hectares, 104 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (104 hectares). About 20 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. With 64 cultivators and 40 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. Education in the village runs through one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Munan Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dasua, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bajar, Dhavey, Nuktipur and Kishanpur.

What is the population of Munan Kalan?

The population of Munan Kalan was 607 at the 2011 census, living in 115 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Munan Kalan have?

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