Malsian Bhaikeਮਲਸਿਆਂ ਭੈਕੇ

Where is Malsian Bhaike?

Malsian Bhaike is a village of Jagraon tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jagraon, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sidhwan Bet community development block and is served by the Malsiha Bhaike gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033799, and it covers 282 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 938 people in Malsian Bhaike: 503 men and 435 women, living in 197 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 282 hectares, the population density works out to about 333 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 865 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 111, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 615 people, about 66 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75 per cent and women at 62.02 per cent. The census recorded 367 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 353 main workers, the largest group, 225, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 66 other workers in trade, transport and services and 51 cultivators on their own land. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malsian Bhaike's land. Of the village's 282 hectares, 253 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (12 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (241 hectares). About 29 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 51 cultivators and 235 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Malsian Bhaike is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Jagraon, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ramgarh (Jagraon), Chimna, Tapar Harnian and Bazurg.

What is the population of Malsian Bhaike?

The population of Malsian Bhaike was 938 at the 2011 census, living in 197 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Malsian Bhaike have?

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