Munak Kalanਮੁਨਕ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Munak Kalan?

Munak Kalan is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and is served by the Munak Kalan,Patti Bolewal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030805, and it covers 606 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,167 people in Munak Kalan: 1,107 men and 1,060 women, living in 473 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 606 hectares, the population density works out to about 358 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 958 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 187, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 651 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.81 per cent and women at 85.38 per cent. The census recorded 547 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 370 main workers, the largest group, 206, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 118 cultivators on their own land and 38 household industry workers. A further 177 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Munak Kalan's land. Of the village's 606 hectares, 449 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (449 hectares). About 48 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 152 cultivators and 74 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 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 human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Munak Kalan is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kadari Chak, Munak Khurd, Madda and Korala Kalan.

What is the population of Munak Kalan?

The population of Munak Kalan was 2,167 at the 2011 census, living in 473 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Munak Kalan have?

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