Momanpurਮੋਮਨਪੁਰ

Where is Momanpur?

Momanpur is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and is served by the Mangeki gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030516, and it covers 94 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 35 people in Momanpur: 15 men and 20 women, living in 5 households, an average of about 7.0 people per household. Spread over its 94 hectares, the population density works out to about 37 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1333 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 7, about 20 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 14 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.57 per cent and women at 64.29 per cent. The census recorded 16 workers, about 46 per cent of the village. Of the 9 main workers, the largest group, 5, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 7 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 94 hectares, 88 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (88 hectares). About 5 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 6 cultivators and 6 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 within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 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 Kartarpur, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khanke Fatehgarh, Shivdaspur, Muridpur and Kotli Viran.

What is the population of Momanpur?

The population of Momanpur was 35 at the 2011 census, living in 5 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar 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.