Moranਮੋਰਨ

Where is Moran?

Moran is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and is served by the Khaktan Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036682, and it covers 134 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 48 people in Moran: 24 men and 24 women, living in 9 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 134 hectares, the population density works out to about 36 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 13 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65 per cent and women at 70 per cent. The census recorded 19 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 18 main workers, the largest group, 7, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Moran's land. Of the village's 134 hectares, 100 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (31 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (69 hectares). About 34 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 7 cultivators and 5 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Moran is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shadipur, Katak Jeri, Ganaur and Khaktan Khurd.

What is the population of Moran?

The population of Moran was 48 at the 2011 census, living in 9 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Moran have?

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