Malianਮਾਲੀਆਂ

Where is Malian?

Malian is a village in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 21 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gandiwind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038038, and it covers 113 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 334 people in Malian: 177 men and 157 women, living in 60 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 113 hectares, the population density works out to about 296 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 887 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 44, about 13 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 68.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.89 per cent and women at 61.65 per cent. The census recorded 120 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 120 main workers, the largest group, 98, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 19 agricultural labourers and 3 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Malian's land. Of the village's 113 hectares, 101 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (101 hectares). About 12 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 98 cultivators and 19 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Malian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 21 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Buchar Kalan, Mahna, Gagobua and Bhuchar Khurd.

What is the population of Malian?

The population of Malian was 334 at the 2011 census, living in 60 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Malian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Malian has government schools from primary to middle school level and a sub post office.