Bhano Mazaraਭਨੋ ਮਜ਼ਰਾ

Where is Bhano Mazara?

Bhano Mazara is a village in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nawansahar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nawanshahr community development block and is served by the Bhan Majra gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032065, and it covers 89 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 989 people in Bhano Mazara: 492 men and 497 women, living in 200 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 89 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,111 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1010 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 91, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 377 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.45 per cent and women at 76.64 per cent. The census recorded 333 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 250 main workers, the largest group, 155, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 92 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 83 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhano Mazara's land. Of the village's 89 hectares, 75 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. About 14 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 120 cultivators and 23 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. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhano Mazara is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nawansahar, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kishanpura Bhakrodi, Bhagoran, Jaitpur and Langroya.

What is the population of Bhano Mazara?

The population of Bhano Mazara was 989 at the 2011 census, living in 200 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Bhano Mazara have?

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