Madhianiਮਧਿਆਨੀ

Where is Madhiani?

Madhiani is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032452, and it covers 201 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 939 people in Madhiani: 495 men and 444 women, living in 223 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 201 hectares, the population density works out to about 467 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 87, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 294 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.91 per cent and women at 76.04 per cent. The census recorded 260 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 257 main workers, the largest group, 84, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 83 cultivators on their own land and 79 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Madhiani's land. Of the village's 201 hectares, 184 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (184 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 83 cultivators and 80 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Madhiani is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mauhar, Jagatpur, Dhaktana and Siana.

What is the population of Madhiani?

The population of Madhiani was 939 at the 2011 census, living in 223 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Madhiani have?

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