Mahi-Ul-Dinpurਮਹਿਉਲਡਿਨਪੁਰ

Where is Mahi-Ul-Dinpur?

Mahi-Ul-Dinpur is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Narot Jaimal Singh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027653, and it covers 115 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 729 people in Mahi-Ul-Dinpur: 379 men and 350 women, living in 141 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 115 hectares, the population density works out to about 634 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 923 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 210 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.12 per cent and women at 84.06 per cent. The census recorded 198 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 190 main workers, the largest group, 124, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 29 agricultural labourers and 28 cultivators on their own land. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mahi-Ul-Dinpur's land. Of the village's 115 hectares, 102 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (102 hectares). About 13 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 28 cultivators and 35 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Mahi-Ul-Dinpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pakho Chak, Jani Chak, Rahimpur and Begowal.

What is the population of Mahi-Ul-Dinpur?

The population of Mahi-Ul-Dinpur was 729 at the 2011 census, living in 141 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Mahi-Ul-Dinpur have?

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