Draft:Manochahal Kalan

Manochahal Kalan is a village in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, India between Tarn Taran and Naushehera Pannuan, although to the left of the main NH54.

The main town, Manochahal, is 125 acres in size and there are various establishments around the area including Gurudwaras, historical Havelis, schools and more.

History
Earlier Manochahal Kalan known as Chak Zora Singhwala, who was a Sikh warrior who fought alongside the Patiala State against Raja Maha Singh. It changed to Manochahal Kalan as a wealthy businessman named Mano Singh Chahal bought 10-15 properties in the village and it slowly became the name of the villagers and a common name in the village.

Population
It has a total 1227 families residing. The Manochahal village has population of 6942 of which 3662 are males while 3280 are females as per Population Census 2011. In Manochahal village population of children with age 0-6 is 824 which makes up 11.87 % of total population of village.

Sex Ratio
Average Sex Ratio of Manochahal village is 896 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Manochahal as per census is 799, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Literacy
Manochahal village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Manochahal village was 65.99 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Manochahal Male literacy stands at 71.85 % while female literacy rate was 59.54 %.

Administration
As per constitution of India and Panchayati Raj Act, Manochahal Kalan is administrated by Sarpanch (head of village) who is elected representative of village.

Notable People

 * Atma Singh Manochahal, politician, revolutionary
 * Gurbachan Singh Manochahal, preacher, poet, militant leader
 * Tarlochan Singh Manochahal, mutineer, politician
 * Nirvair Singh Manochahal, cause célèbre