Miani Malahanਮਿਆਨੀ ਮਲਹਨ

Where is Miani Malahan?

Miani Malahan is a village in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Miani--Malahan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031143, and it covers 17 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 41 people in Miani Malahan: 20 men and 21 women, living in 6 households, an average of about 6.8 people per household. Spread over its 17 hectares, the population density works out to about 241 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1050 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 20 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 54.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.71 per cent and women at 43.75 per cent. The census recorded 9 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 8 main workers, the largest group, 8, were other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Miani Malahan's land. Of the village's 17 hectares, 10 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (10 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. With 0 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Miani Malahan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kale Bagh, Taggar Kalan, Talwandi Khurd and Zahidpur.

What is the population of Miani Malahan?

The population of Miani Malahan was 41 at the 2011 census, living in 6 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Miani Malahan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Miani Malahan has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.