Dinaਦਿਨਾ

Where is Dina?

Dina is a village in Nihal Singh Wala tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nihal Singhwala, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nihal Singhwala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033932, and it covers 1,212 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,029 people in Dina: 2,172 men and 1,857 women, living in 777 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 1,212 hectares, the population density works out to about 332 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 855 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 351, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,681 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.62 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.39 per cent and women at 66.04 per cent. The census recorded 2,288 workers, about 57 per cent of the village. Of the 1,430 main workers, the largest group, 605, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 499 cultivators on their own land and 176 agricultural labourers. A further 858 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dina's land. Of the village's 1,212 hectares, 1,096 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (205 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (891 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 668 cultivators and 293 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dina is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nihal Singhwala, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nihal Singh Wala, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khai, Kishangarh, Patto Didarsingh and Raunta.

What is the population of Dina?

The population of Dina was 4,029 at the 2011 census, living in 777 households in Nihal Singh Wala tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Dina have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dina has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.