Miadi Khurdਮਿਆਡੀ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Miadi Khurd?

Miadi Khurd is a village in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Harsa Chhina community development block and is served by the Shahpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037230, and it covers 93 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 234 people in Miadi Khurd: 118 men and 116 women, living in 45 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 93 hectares, the population density works out to about 252 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 983 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 37, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 96 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.9 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.11 per cent and women at 56.38 per cent. The census recorded 57 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 57 main workers, the largest group, 35, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 22 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Miadi Khurd's land. Of the village's 93 hectares, 80 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 22 cultivators and 35 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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

Miadi Khurd is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Lopoke, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Fateh Khan, Shahpur and Miadi Kalan.

What is the population of Miadi Khurd?

The population of Miadi Khurd was 234 at the 2011 census, living in 45 households in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Miadi Khurd have?

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