Khudian Mohan Singhਖੁਡਿਆਂ ਮੋਹਨ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Khudian Mohan Singh?

Khudian Mohan Singh is a village of Malout tehsil in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malout, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lambi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035294, and it covers 675 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,258 people in Khudian Mohan Singh: 674 men and 584 women, living in 230 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 675 hectares, the population density works out to about 186 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 866 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 159, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 911 people, about 72 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.38 per cent and women at 54.16 per cent. The census recorded 410 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 405 main workers, the largest group, 156, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 152 other workers in trade, transport and services and 96 cultivators on their own land. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khudian Mohan Singh's land. Of the village's 675 hectares, 594 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (594 hectares). About 66 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 97 cultivators and 158 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Khudian Mohan Singh is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Malout, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Malout, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khudian Gulab Singh, Sikhwala, Adhania and Punjawa.

What is the population of Khudian Mohan Singh?

The population of Khudian Mohan Singh was 1,258 at the 2011 census, living in 230 households in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Khudian Mohan Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khudian Mohan Singh has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.