Miani Mewanਮਿਆਨੀ ਮੇਵਨ

Where is Miani Mewan?

Miani Mewan is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Miani--Mewan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030727, and it covers 331 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 145 people in Miani Mewan: 79 men and 66 women, living in 33 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 331 hectares, the population density works out to about 44 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 835 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 13 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.41 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70 per cent and women at 62.3 per cent. The census recorded 50 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 50 main workers, the largest group, 48, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Miani Mewan's land. Of the village's 331 hectares, 206 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (206 hectares). About 125 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 48 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included 2 community health centres, 2 primary health centres, 2 primary health sub-centres, 2 allopathic hospitals, 2 dispensaries and 2 veterinary hospitals. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Miani Mewan is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Abdullapur, Bhaini Mirza Khan, Ibrahimpur and Kahlwan.

What is the population of Miani Mewan?

The population of Miani Mewan was 145 at the 2011 census, living in 33 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Miani Mewan have?

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