Singhpur Urf Munanਸਿੰਘਪੁਰ ਉਰਫ ਮੁਨਨ

Where is Singhpur Urf Munan?

Singhpur Urf Munan is a village of Dharamkot tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and is served by the SINGHPUR Urf Munan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034086, and it covers 364 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,248 people in Singhpur Urf Munan: 650 men and 598 women, living in 239 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 364 hectares, the population density works out to about 343 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 920 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 139, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 587 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.13 per cent and women at 64.87 per cent. The census recorded 436 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 334 main workers, the largest group, 141, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 99 other workers in trade, transport and services and 88 agricultural labourers. A further 102 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Singhpur Urf Munan's land. Of the village's 364 hectares, 327 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (301 hectares). About 37 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 146 cultivators and 157 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Singhpur Urf Munan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Raniala, Longiwind, Khosa Kotla and Mehal.

What is the population of Singhpur Urf Munan?

The population of Singhpur Urf Munan was 1,248 at the 2011 census, living in 239 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Singhpur Urf Munan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Singhpur Urf Munan has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.