Moonak is a town and a

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in Sangrur district in the

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. Moonak is situated near the Punjab-Haryana border. The nearest towns of Haryana are

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and

Tohana Tohana is a town and a municipal council, just 60 km from Fatehabad City in Fatehabad district in the Indian state of Haryana. Its name comes from the Sanskrit 'Taushayana'. It is known as the City of Canals (Nahro ki Nagri). Geography ...

. The nearest commercial airport to Moonak is at Chandigarh which is 150 km from here. The majority of people are engaged in

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and agricultural activities.

Demographics

The Moonak has population of 18,141 of which 9,475 are males while 8,666 are females as per report released by Census India 2011. The population of Children with age of 0-6 is 2325 which is 12.82% of total population of Moonak. In Moonak, Female Sex Ratio is of 915 against state average of 895. Moreover, child sex ratio in Moonak is around 863 compared to Punjab state average of 846. The literacy rate of the town is 67.68%, which is lower than state average of 75.84%. While male literacy is around 73.54% and female literacy rate is 61.33%.

History

Moonak was originally known as Akalgarh. There is an old fort 'Qila Mubarik' said to have been built in the Muslim period. In the fort, there was a well with unhealthy water. Hardened prisoners of

Patiala State Patiala State was a self-governing princely state of the British Empire in India, and one of the Phulkian States, that acceded to the Union of India upon Indian independence and partition. Patiala Kingdom/State was founded by Sidhu Jat ...

were sent to this place where they died after a few days. The town is a

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of the Sangrur district. It is surrounded by Ghaggar, a seasonal river which causes floods during monsoon. In 1988, 1992, 2011, 2015 and 2019, floods led to loss of crops, death and destruction in and around the areas. People are demanding its deepening.

Climate

Moonak has similar climate like other places in

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. It has profile of semi-arid climate. During the months of June and July, the temperature rises to 44 °C. In December and January, the temperature falls to around 10 °C. In monsoons, Moonak receives average rainfall.

Major business activities

Most of the population depends on agriculture and farming. There are also some small-scale industries: * Incense manufacturing * Sushil Dhoop Industries * Agriculture machine manufacturing * Wine and whiskey making * PVC pipe manufacturing * Fertilizer factory * Rice mills * Brick making * Furniture manufacturing

Notable people

Gurbachan Singh Talib Sardar Gurbachan Singh ( pa, ਸਰਦਾਰ ਗੁਰਬਚਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਤਾਲਿਬ (Gurmukhi); 1911–1986) was a Sikh scholar, professor, and author. He was born in Moonak, Sangrur district. He was a lecturer at the Sikh National ...

- author- Conferred with

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service ...

in 1985 *

Brish Bhan Babu Brish Bhan was a freedom fighter and the last Chief Minister and one and only deputy chief minister of PEPSU. He completed his law from Law College Lahore in 1932. In 1951 and then in 1954 he became the deputy chief minister under the ch ...

- advocate- Last Chief Minister PEPSU in 1955

Nearby towns

Pattran Patran is a city in Patiala district in the Indian state of Punjab. It lies at a distance of around 60 Km from the city Patiala. Demographics India census, Patran had a population of 38,125. Males constitute 20,091 of the population and females ...

* Khanauri * Sunam *

Lehragaga Lehragaga is a town and a municipal council in Sangrur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is near the border of Punjab and Haryana. Haryana is about 15 km from Lehragaga. It has a railway station. In lehragaga there are many schools ...

* Makror Sahib *

References

{{Sangrur district Cities and towns in Sangrur district