Munda Khera Alias Belumajraਮੁਂਡਾ ਖੇਰਾ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਬੇਲੁਮਜਰਾ

Where is Munda Khera Alias Belumajra?

Munda Khera Alias Belumajra is a village of Samana tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Samana, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samana community development block and is served by the Bellumazra gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036165, and it covers 176 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 727 people in Munda Khera Alias Belumajra: 386 men and 341 women, living in 117 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 176 hectares, the population density works out to about 413 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 883 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 85, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 369 people, about 51 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.99 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.45 per cent and women at 54.9 per cent. The census recorded 239 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 236 main workers, the largest group, 99, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 96 cultivators on their own land and 39 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Munda Khera Alias Belumajra's land. Of the village's 176 hectares, 145 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (27 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (118 hectares). About 31 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 96 cultivators and 99 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Munda Khera Alias Belumajra is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Samana, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Samana, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shahpur, Arain Majra, Premgarh Prem Singhwala and Mardan Heri.

What is the population of Munda Khera Alias Belumajra?

The population of Munda Khera Alias Belumajra was 727 at the 2011 census, living in 117 households in Samana tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Munda Khera Alias Belumajra have?

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