Miani

Miani is a town in, Bhera Tehsil District Sargodha Punjab province, Pakistan. It is situated at center point of Bhera-Malikwal, about 14 km from Bhera city and almost same from Malikwal city and It is situated on the bank of Jhelum river just few Kilometers from salt range mountains the biggest salt mine at Asia is located in Khewra on the salt mountains, right across and north from Miani and Pind Dadan Khan.

According to Wikipedia Miani had a substantial population of Hindus and Sikhs, especially Khatri Kukhrans, before the partition of India. The Khatris had to leave their ancestral homes and move to India after partition. Sargodha itself was the homeland of Khatris and had a large concentration of the ancient Khatri clans. Khatris are found among both Hindu/Sikh as well as Muslim Punjabis. Some Khatris were converted to Islam after the introduction of Islam into the Punjab. Miani continues to have a population of Muslim Khatris.

Miani is an ill-built town of narrow lanes and bazaars, the upper storeys of the houses and shops almost touching each other. The town owes its existence to the salt trade. This, however, is in itself enormous, for almost all the salt of the Mayo mines destined for down country markets as far as Delhi passes through its bazaars. Its public buildings are a police station, a town-hall, and a rest-house.

Reference: Wikipedia 


Population:

Estimated population of 26,000 as of 2017 and it was 13,008 in 1998.


Education:

• Govt degree college Miani, Tehsil Bhera
• Govt. Girls High School Miani, Tehsil Bhera
• Govt Model high School Miani, Tehsil Bhera
• Qiadat Boys High School Miani, Tehsil Bhera
• Qiadat Girls High School Miani