Morinda ( R )ਮੋਰਿੰਡਾ ਰ

Where is Morinda ( R )?

Morinda ( R ) is a village of Morinda tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Morinda, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Morinda community development block and is served by the Morinda gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038956, and it covers 8 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 947 people in Morinda ( R ): 468 men and 479 women, living in 147 households, an average of about 6.4 people per household. Spread over its 8 hectares, the population density works out to about 11,838 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1024 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 145, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 946 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.8 per cent and women at 53.03 per cent. The census recorded 295 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 271 main workers, the largest group, 238, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 30 agricultural labourers and 3 household industry workers. A further 24 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Morinda ( R )'s land. Of the village's 8 hectares, 2 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2 hectares). About 6 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 3 cultivators and 36 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 secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre. 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

Morinda ( R ) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Morinda, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Morinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chintgarh, Fatehgarh, Adhrera and Ban Majra.

What is the population of Morinda ( R )?

The population of Morinda ( R ) was 947 at the 2011 census, living in 147 households in Morinda tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Morinda ( R ) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Morinda ( R ) has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.