Mianiਮਿਆਨੀ

Where is Miani?

Miani is a village of Khadur Sahib tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khadur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038269, and it covers 288 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 87 people in Miani: 46 men and 41 women, living in 18 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 288 hectares, the population density works out to about 30 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 891 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 55 people, about 63 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 58.54 per cent and women at 62.86 per cent. The census recorded 29 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 27 main workers, the largest group, 13, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 8 agricultural labourers and 6 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Miani's land. Of the village's 288 hectares, 170 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (170 hectares). About 118 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 6 cultivators and 10 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Miani is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Patti, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Khadur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Goindwal, Dhunda and Jhandher.

What is the population of Miani?

The population of Miani was 87 at the 2011 census, living in 18 households in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Miani have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Miani has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.