Kadar Nagar Alias Munshiwalaਕਾਦਰ ਨਗਰ ਅਲੀਆਸ ਮੁਂਸ਼ੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Kadar Nagar Alias Munshiwala?

Kadar Nagar Alias Munshiwala is a village of Dirba tehsil in Sangrur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dirba, about 21 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sunam community development block and is served by the Kadar Nagar Alis Munshiwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039820, and it covers 376 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 867 people in Kadar Nagar Alias Munshiwala: 450 men and 417 women, living in 182 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 376 hectares, the population density works out to about 231 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 927 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 127, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 224 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.15 per cent and women at 60.39 per cent. The census recorded 254 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 249 main workers, the largest group, 107, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 86 other workers in trade, transport and services and 56 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kadar Nagar Alias Munshiwala's land. Of the village's 376 hectares, 356 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (74 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (282 hectares). About 20 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 109 cultivators and 57 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. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Kadar Nagar Alias Munshiwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dirba, about 21 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dirba, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sihal, Shafipur Khurd, Shafipur Kalan and Samuran.

What is the population of Kadar Nagar Alias Munshiwala?

The population of Kadar Nagar Alias Munshiwala was 867 at the 2011 census, living in 182 households in Dirba tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Kadar Nagar Alias Munshiwala have?

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