Mastgarhਮਸਤਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Mastgarh?

Mastgarh is a village of Kharar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Naya Gaon, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038972, and it covers 104 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 836 people in Mastgarh: 449 men and 387 women, living in 142 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 104 hectares, the population density works out to about 804 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 862 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 83, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 46 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 92.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.55 per cent and women at 90.26 per cent. The census recorded 359 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 291 main workers, the largest group, 206, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 82 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 household industry workers. A further 68 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mastgarh's land. Of the village's 104 hectares, 94 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (94 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 206 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Mastgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Naya Gaon, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Milak, Dhanauran, Sangriwala and Togan.

What is the population of Mastgarh?

The population of Mastgarh was 836 at the 2011 census, living in 142 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Mastgarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Mastgarh has an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.