Miani Jhabelianਮਿਆਨੀ ਝਬੇਲਿਆਂ

Where is Miani Jhabelian?

Miani Jhabelian is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027908, and it covers 244 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 506 people in Miani Jhabelian: 256 men and 250 women, living in 97 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 244 hectares, the population density works out to about 207 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 977 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 63, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 196 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.33 per cent and women at 78.83 per cent. The census recorded 186 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 153 main workers, the largest group, 99, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 38 cultivators on their own land and 16 agricultural labourers. A further 33 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Miani Jhabelian's land. Of the village's 244 hectares, 83 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (83 hectares). About 161 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 39 cultivators and 21 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 and an ASHA health worker.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Miani Jhabelian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Machhrala, Passiyal, Theh Mundian and Majithi.

What is the population of Miani Jhabelian?

The population of Miani Jhabelian was 506 at the 2011 census, living in 97 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Miani Jhabelian have?

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