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Mianwal Araian

Coordinates: 31°05′27″N 75°17′11″E / 31.0908635°N 75.2863417°E / 31.0908635; 75.2863417
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Mianwal Araian
Village
Mianwal Araian is located in Punjab
Mianwal Araian
Mianwal Araian
Location in Punjab, India
Mianwal Araian is located in India
Mianwal Araian
Mianwal Araian
Mianwal Araian (India)
Coordinates: 31°05′27″N 75°17′11″E / 31.0908635°N 75.2863417°E / 31.0908635; 75.2863417
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictJalandhar
TehsilShahkot
Government
 • TypePanchayat raj
 • BodyGram panchayat
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,093[1]
 Sex ratio 560/533 /
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-PB
Vehicle registrationPB- 08
Websitejalandhar.nic.in

Mianwal Araian is a village in Shahkot in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Shahkot, 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Nakodar, 46 kilometres (29 mi) from district headquarter Jalandhar and 177 kilometres (110 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of the village as per Panchayati raj (India).

Pre-Partition

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Before the partition in 1947, the village was in an area inhabited by Zamindars of the Arain tribe. At the time of partition, many of them relocated to various parts of the Punjab, Pakistan.

Transport

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Shahkot Malisian station is the nearest train station. The village is 82 kilometres (51 mi) away from a domestic airport in Ludhiana. The nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh. Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is 111 kilometres (69 mi) away in Amritsar.

References

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  1. ^ "Mianwal Araian Population per Census India". Census of India, 2011.