Milakਮਿਲਕ

Where is Milak?

Milak is a village in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Naya Gaon, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kharar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038971, and it covers 48 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,059 people in Milak: 572 men and 487 women, living in 209 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 48 hectares, the population density works out to about 2,206 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 851 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 160, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 743 people, about 70 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.08 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.46 per cent and women at 67.87 per cent. The census recorded 257 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 215 main workers, the largest group, 128, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 60 cultivators on their own land and 23 household industry workers. A further 42 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Milak's land. Of the village's 48 hectares, 28 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 27 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (27 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 71 cultivators and 8 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 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Milak is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Naya Gaon, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sangriwala, Mastgarh, Karoran and Dhanauran.

What is the population of Milak?

The population of Milak was 1,059 at the 2011 census, living in 209 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Milak have?

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