Miani Bahadurਮਿਆਨੀ ਬਹਾਦਰ

Where is Miani Bahadur?

Miani Bahadur is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029471, and it covers 173 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 514 people in Miani Bahadur: 266 men and 248 women, living in 93 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 173 hectares, the population density works out to about 297 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 932 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 226 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.03 per cent and women at 63.84 per cent. The census recorded 185 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 171 main workers, the largest group, 69, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 51 cultivators on their own land and 49 agricultural labourers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Miani Bahadur's land. Of the village's 173 hectares, 150 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (150 hectares). About 23 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 52 cultivators and 52 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Miani Bahadur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mirzapur, Bhago Arain, Busowal and Tarf Hazi.

What is the population of Miani Bahadur?

The population of Miani Bahadur was 514 at the 2011 census, living in 93 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Miani Bahadur have?

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