Mazara Dingrianਮਜ਼ਰਾ ਦਿਂਗਰਿਆਂ

Where is Mazara Dingrian?

Mazara Dingrian is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and is served by the Mazara--Dingrian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031909, and it covers 526 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,028 people in Mazara Dingrian: 1,006 men and 1,022 women, living in 421 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 526 hectares, the population density works out to about 386 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1016 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 206, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,111 people, about 55 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.59 per cent and women at 80.68 per cent. The census recorded 636 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 534 main workers, the largest group, 362, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 146 cultivators on their own land and 24 agricultural labourers. A further 102 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mazara Dingrian's land. Of the village's 526 hectares, 421 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 284 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (284 hectares). About 67 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 148 cultivators and 43 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Mazara Dingrian is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Paddi Khutti, Chandsu Jattan, Nurpur and Sakruli.

What is the population of Mazara Dingrian?

The population of Mazara Dingrian was 2,028 at the 2011 census, living in 421 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Mazara Dingrian have?

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