Mianwal Araian

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).

Mianwal Araian
Village
Mianwal Araian is located in Punjab

Mianwal Araian
Mianwal Araian
Location in Punjab, India

Coordinates: 31.0908635°N 75.2863417°E
Country  India
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Shahkot
Government

 • Type Panchayat raj
 • Body Gram panchayat
Elevation

240 m (790 ft)
Population

 (2011)
 • Total 1,093[1]
Sex ratio 560/533 ♂/♀
Languages

 • Official Punjabi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-PB
Vehicle registration PB- 08
Website jalandhar.nic.in

Pre-Partition

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

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.