Malhianਮਲਹਿਆਂ

Where is Malhian?

Malhian is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030881, and it covers 74 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 229 people in Malhian: 125 men and 104 women, living in 50 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 74 hectares, the population density works out to about 309 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 832 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 19, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 221 people, about 97 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.57 per cent and women at 78.95 per cent. The census recorded 74 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 25 main workers, the largest group, 23, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 cultivators on their own land. A further 49 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malhian's land. Of the village's 74 hectares, 52 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (52 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 3 cultivators and 37 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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

Malhian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Darapur, Dharamkot, Dhurian and Jhambowal.

What is the population of Malhian?

The population of Malhian was 229 at the 2011 census, living in 50 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Malhian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Malhian has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.