Mahi-Ul-Dinpur Gaziਮਹਿਉਲਡਿਨਪੁਰ ਗਜ਼ੀ

Where is Mahi-Ul-Dinpur Gazi?

Mahi-Ul-Dinpur Gazi is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Mahi--Ui--Dinpur--Gazi gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031182, and it covers 188 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 741 people in Mahi-Ul-Dinpur Gazi: 380 men and 361 women, living in 159 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 188 hectares, the population density works out to about 394 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 950 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 74, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 152 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.73 per cent and women at 75.67 per cent. The census recorded 202 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 201 main workers, the largest group, 109, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 91 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mahi-Ul-Dinpur Gazi's land. Of the village's 188 hectares, 170 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (55 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (115 hectares). About 18 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 91 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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

Mahi-Ul-Dinpur Gazi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhaula Khera, Gujjar Katrala, Naharpur and Singo Katrala.

What is the population of Mahi-Ul-Dinpur Gazi?

The population of Mahi-Ul-Dinpur Gazi was 741 at the 2011 census, living in 159 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Mahi-Ul-Dinpur Gazi have?

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