Mahianwala Khurdਮਹਿਆਂਵਾਲਾ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Mahianwala Khurd?

Mahianwala Khurd is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Zira, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Zira community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034406, and it covers 167 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 514 people in Mahianwala Khurd: 280 men and 234 women, living in 98 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 167 hectares, the population density works out to about 308 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 836 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 54, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 26 people, about 5 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.51 per cent and women at 64.45 per cent. The census recorded 164 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 161 main workers, the largest group, 142, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 9 agricultural labourers and 6 household industry workers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mahianwala Khurd's land. Of the village's 167 hectares, 154 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (23 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 142 cultivators and 10 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Mahianwala Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Zira, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nilewala, Warnala, Malhe Shahwala and Nakilanwala.

What is the population of Mahianwala Khurd?

The population of Mahianwala Khurd was 514 at the 2011 census, living in 98 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Mahianwala Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mahianwala Khurd has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.