Mallian(Faqiran)ਮੱਲਿਆਂ ਫਕਿਰਨ

Where is Mallian(Faqiran)?

Mallian(Faqiran) is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and is served by the Mallian [Faqiran ] gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028316, and it covers 219 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 762 people in Mallian(Faqiran): 401 men and 361 women, living in 124 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 219 hectares, the population density works out to about 348 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 900 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 79, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 46 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.45 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.93 per cent and women at 67.5 per cent. The census recorded 578 workers, about 76 per cent of the village. Of the 180 main workers, the largest group, 123, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 30 agricultural labourers and 20 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 398 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mallian(Faqiran)'s land. Of the village's 219 hectares, 202 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (49 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (153 hectares). About 15 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 167 cultivators and 55 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. 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Mallian(Faqiran) is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sidhwan, Faizulla Chak, Chaudharpur and Bazid Chak.

What is the population of Mallian(Faqiran)?

The population of Mallian(Faqiran) was 762 at the 2011 census, living in 124 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Mallian(Faqiran) have?

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