Mian Ka Pindਮੀਆਂ ਕਾ ਪਿੰਡ

Where is Mian Ka Pind?

Mian Ka Pind is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Mian--Ka--Pind gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030995, and it covers 211 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 575 people in Mian Ka Pind: 283 men and 292 women, living in 124 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 211 hectares, the population density works out to about 273 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1032 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 84, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 408 people, about 71 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.84 per cent and women at 74.6 per cent. The census recorded 185 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 112 main workers, the largest group, 94, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 12 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 73 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mian Ka Pind's land. Of the village's 211 hectares, 75 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (75 hectares). About 136 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 14 cultivators and 9 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mian Ka Pind is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dasua, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Manak, Chak Kasim, Usman Shahid and Unchi Bassi.

What is the population of Mian Ka Pind?

The population of Mian Ka Pind was 575 at the 2011 census, living in 124 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Mian Ka Pind have?

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