Magar Mudianਮਗਰ ਮੁਡਿਆਂ

Where is Magar Mudian?

Magar Mudian is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028144, and it covers 264 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 792 people in Magar Mudian: 403 men and 389 women, living in 153 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 264 hectares, the population density works out to about 300 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 965 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 96, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 170 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.59 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.82 per cent and women at 73.43 per cent. The census recorded 224 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 177 main workers, the largest group, 103, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 59 cultivators on their own land and 8 household industry workers. A further 47 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Magar Mudian's land. Of the village's 264 hectares, 260 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 256 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (256 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 59 cultivators and 11 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, 2 government middle schools, 2 government secondary schools and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Magar Mudian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sheikha and Sadda.

What is the population of Magar Mudian?

The population of Magar Mudian was 792 at the 2011 census, living in 153 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Magar Mudian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Magar Mudian has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.