Dalla Mallianਦੱਲਾ ਮੱਲੀਆਂ

Where is Dalla Mallian?

Dalla Mallian is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and is served by the Dalla Rajputan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037138, and it covers 27 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 39 people in Dalla Mallian: 19 men and 20 women, living in 8 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 27 hectares, the population density works out to about 144 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1053 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 2, about 5 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.89 per cent and women at 89.47 per cent. The census recorded 23 workers, about 59 per cent of the village. Of the 8 main workers, the largest group, 4, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dalla Mallian's land. Of the village's 27 hectares, 25 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (25 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 4 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dalla Mallian is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jagdev Khurd, Dalla Rajputan, Chak Bala and Ballaharwal.

What is the population of Dalla Mallian?

The population of Dalla Mallian was 39 at the 2011 census, living in 8 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Dalla Mallian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dalla Mallian has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.