masanianਮਸਾਣੀਆਂ

Where is masanian?

masanian is a village in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Adampur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Adampur community development block and is served by the Masanian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030295, and it covers 145 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 699 people in masanian: 340 men and 359 women, living in 160 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 145 hectares, the population density works out to about 481 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1056 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 63, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 233 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 93.08 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 96.75 per cent and women at 89.63 per cent. The census recorded 214 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 167 main workers, the largest group, 81, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 38 household industry workers and 31 cultivators on their own land. A further 47 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of masanian's land. Of the village's 145 hectares, 84 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (84 hectares). About 61 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 36 cultivators and 26 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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 and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 14 hours a day.

Getting there

masanian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Adampur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dianatpur, Kathar, Chukhiara and Mander.

What is the population of masanian?

The population of masanian was 699 at the 2011 census, living in 160 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does masanian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, masanian has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.