Malianਮਾਲੀਆਂ

Where is Malian?

Malian is a village in Barnala tehsil of Barnala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Barnala, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sehna community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 040003, and it covers 210 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,267 people in Malian: 661 men and 606 women, living in 253 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 210 hectares, the population density works out to about 603 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 917 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 122, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 554 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.3 per cent and women at 61.73 per cent. The census recorded 399 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 381 main workers, the largest group, 144, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 141 agricultural labourers and 92 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malian's land. Of the village's 210 hectares, 179 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (63 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (116 hectares). About 29 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 145 cultivators and 148 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Malian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Barnala, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Barnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Barnala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pakhoke, Bakhatgarh, Cheema and Moom.

What is the population of Malian?

The population of Malian was 1,267 at the 2011 census, living in 253 households in Barnala tehsil of Barnala district.

What facilities does Malian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Malian has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.