Munanਮੁਨਨ

Where is Munan?

Munan is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and is served by the Gurala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030658, and it covers 33 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 35 people in Munan: 16 men and 19 women, living in 9 households, an average of about 3.9 people per household. Spread over its 33 hectares, the population density works out to about 106 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1188 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, 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 83.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.33 per cent and women at 83.33 per cent. The census recorded 6 workers, about 17 per cent of the village. Of the 6 main workers, the largest group, 6, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Munan's land. Of the village's 33 hectares, 29 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (29 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 6 cultivators and 0 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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Munan is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Ibrahimpur, Gurala, Doburji and Dumana.

What is the population of Munan?

The population of Munan was 35 at the 2011 census, living in 9 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Munan have?

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