Mallahanwalaਮੱਲਹਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Mallahanwala?

Mallahanwala is a village in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 24 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patti community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038191, and it covers 67 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 26 people in Mallahanwala: 15 men and 11 women, living in 5 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 67 hectares, the population density works out to about 39 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 733 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 6 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 47.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 50 per cent and women at 44.44 per cent. The census recorded 9 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 9 main workers, the largest group, 6, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mallahanwala's land. Of the village's 67 hectares, 24 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (24 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 3 cultivators and 0 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mallahanwala is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patti, about 24 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gagarke, Ghulewala, Jalloke and Bhura Hithar.

What is the population of Mallahanwala?

The population of Mallahanwala was 26 at the 2011 census, living in 5 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Mallahanwala have?

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