Mianiਮਿਆਨੀ

Where is Miani?

Miani is a village in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038613, and it covers 115 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 140 people in Miani: 72 men and 68 women, living in 27 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 115 hectares, the population density works out to about 122 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 944 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 9, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 5 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.76 per cent and women at 82.54 per cent. The census recorded 39 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 37 main workers, the largest group, 19, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 14 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 household industry workers. 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 115 hectares, 88 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 85 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (85 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 19 cultivators and 2 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Miani is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Dhera, Jahangir, Awankot and Patial.

What is the population of Miani?

The population of Miani was 140 at the 2011 census, living in 27 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar 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.