Jajo Mazaraਜਜੋ ਮਜ਼ਰਾ

Where is Jajo Mazara?

Jajo Mazara is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Goraya, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phillaur community development block and is served by the Birk gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030177, and it covers 164 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 13 people in Jajo Mazara: 12 men and 1 women, living in 10 households, an average of about 1.3 people per household. Spread over its 164 hectares, the population density works out to about 8 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 83 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 0, about 0 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 30.77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 25 per cent and women at 100 per cent. The census recorded 12 workers, about 92 per cent of the village. Of the 12 main workers, the largest group, 11, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jajo Mazara's land. Of the village's 164 hectares, 157 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (37 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (120 hectares). About 6 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 11 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Jajo Mazara is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Goraya, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotli Khakhian, Miranpur, Dosanjh Kalan and Indna Kalaske.

What is the population of Jajo Mazara?

The population of Jajo Mazara was 13 at the 2011 census, living in 10 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Jajo Mazara have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jajo Mazara has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.