Lalianwaliਲਲਿਆਂਵਾਲੀ

Where is Lalianwali?

Lalianwali is a village of Sardulgarh tehsil in Mansa district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mansa, about 19 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jhunir community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035938, and it covers 705 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,758 people in Lalianwali: 964 men and 794 women, living in 365 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 705 hectares, the population density works out to about 249 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 824 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 168, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 517 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 56.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.21 per cent and women at 48.74 per cent. The census recorded 598 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 589 main workers, the largest group, 249, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 243 cultivators on their own land and 92 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Lalianwali's land. Of the village's 705 hectares, 647 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (647 hectares). About 46 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 244 cultivators and 250 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Lalianwali is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mansa, about 19 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sardulgarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhama Khurd, Fatehgarh Sahnianwali, Bhama Kalan and Ghuduwala.

What is the population of Lalianwali?

The population of Lalianwali was 1,758 at the 2011 census, living in 365 households in Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Lalianwali have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Lalianwali has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.