Mianwalaਮੀਆਂਵਾਲਾ

Where is Mianwala?

Mianwala is a village in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Khem Karan, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Valtoha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038108, and it covers 875 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 249 people in Mianwala: 128 men and 121 women, living in 46 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 875 hectares, the population density works out to about 28 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 945 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 22, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 22 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65 per cent and women at 61.68 per cent. The census recorded 84 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 64 main workers, the largest group, 61, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 agricultural labourers and 1 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 20 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mianwala's land. Of the village's 875 hectares, 793 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (342 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (451 hectares). About 82 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 66 cultivators and 6 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mianwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Khem Karan, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mehdipur and Kals.

What is the population of Mianwala?

The population of Mianwala was 249 at the 2011 census, living in 46 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Mianwala have?

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