Mahesh Dogarਮਹੇਸ਼ ਦੋਗਰ

Where is Mahesh Dogar?

Mahesh Dogar is a village in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sri Hargobindpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028514, and it covers 505 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,966 people in Mahesh Dogar: 1,025 men and 941 women, living in 323 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 505 hectares, the population density works out to about 389 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 241, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 581 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.14 per cent and women at 55.95 per cent. The census recorded 513 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 290 main workers, the largest group, 254, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 21 agricultural labourers and 14 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 223 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mahesh Dogar's land. Of the village's 505 hectares, 466 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (466 hectares). About 35 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 278 cultivators and 53 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Mahesh Dogar is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bahadurpur Rajoa, Khojkipur, Bhait and Mari Panwan.

What is the population of Mahesh Dogar?

The population of Mahesh Dogar was 1,966 at the 2011 census, living in 323 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Mahesh Dogar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mahesh Dogar has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.