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About Munan Kalan Village

Munan Kalan is a mid sized village in Gurdaspur tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 309 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143528, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Munan Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Munan Kalan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Gurdaspur
Pincode 143528
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 309
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Munan Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Munan Kalan is the 351st largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 998 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Munan Kalan

Munan Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Munan Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Munan Kalan from other places

Munan Kalan lies about 17 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Mukerian, about 9.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Munan Kalan
Nearest railway station Mukerian 9.9 km
Nearest town Mukeriān 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurdaspur 17 km

Villages closest to Munan Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurdaspur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Munan Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Munan Kalan village had a population of 607. That makes it the 351st largest of the 616 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 998 residents.

Munan Kalan village has 309 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Munan Kalan has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Munan Kalan is 143528. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Munan Kalan covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Munan Kalan falls under Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Munan Kalan is Mukerian, about 9.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Munan Kalan.

Munan Kalan is about 17 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Munan Kalan is in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Mukerian is about 9.9 km away. Mukeriān is about 11 km away. Gurdaspur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajar (under 2 km), Kathana (under 2 km) and Balwanda (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Munan Kalan today is likely to be higher.

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