Munakਮੁਨਕ

Where is Munak?

Munak is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gardhiwala, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Gugar--Basoya gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030948, and it covers 43 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 113 people in Munak: 63 men and 50 women, living in 23 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 43 hectares, the population density works out to about 263 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 794 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 11 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 94.06 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 96.43 per cent and women at 91.11 per cent. The census recorded 28 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 28 main workers, the largest group, 17, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 8 agricultural labourers and 3 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Munak's land. Of the village's 43 hectares, 35 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (35 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 3 cultivators and 8 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Munak is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gardhiwala, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chahang Basoya, Kalowal, Granthpur and Makoowal.

What is the population of Munak?

The population of Munak was 113 at the 2011 census, living in 23 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Munak have?

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