Mahalਮਹਲ

Where is Mahal?

Mahal is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Bhatian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030866, and it covers 100 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 116 people in Mahal: 66 men and 50 women, living in 16 households, an average of about 7.2 people per household. Spread over its 100 hectares, the population density works out to about 116 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 758 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 21 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 95 people, about 82 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.63 per cent and women at 43.9 per cent. The census recorded 67 workers, about 58 per cent of the village. Of the 64 main workers, the largest group, 45, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 19 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mahal's land. Of the village's 100 hectares, 89 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 88 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (88 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 48 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mahal is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jia Sahota Khurd, Thinda, Ambala (Jattan) and Chipra.

What is the population of Mahal?

The population of Mahal was 116 at the 2011 census, living in 16 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Mahal have?

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