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About Munan Village

Munan is a small village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 35, made up of 16 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,188 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Munan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Munan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144302
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 35
Male Population 16
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,188
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Munan compares

By the 2011 count Munan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Munan

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

How far is Munan from other places

Munan lies about 45 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Garna Sahib, about 9.8 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
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 9.7 km
Nearest town Dasūya 9.7 km
Nearest railway station Garna Sahib 9.8 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 45 km

Villages closest to Munan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Munan village had a population of 35. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Munan village has 16 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Munan has about 1188 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Munan is 144302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Munan covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Munan falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Munan is Garna Sahib, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Munan is about 45 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Munan is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Dasua is about 9.7 km away. Dasūya is about 9.7 km away. Garna Sahib is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhoja (1.8 km), Daimpur (1.9 km) and Passi Bet (2.5 km).

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

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