Mazara Khurdਮਜ਼ਰਾ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Mazara Khurd?

Mazara Khurd is a village of Nawanshahr tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rahon, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nawanshahr community development block and is served by the Majara Khurd gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032320, and it covers 72 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 488 people in Mazara Khurd: 247 men and 241 women, living in 105 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 72 hectares, the population density works out to about 678 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 976 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 40, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 182 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.04 per cent and women at 68.95 per cent. The census recorded 133 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 129 main workers, the largest group, 69, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 30 agricultural labourers and 17 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Mazara Khurd's land. Of the village's 72 hectares, 61 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (61 hectares). About 11 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 70 cultivators and 31 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 within five kilometres. 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 its own post office. 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

Mazara Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rahon, about 9 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 Mazara Kalan, Jadla, Shahabpur and Birowal.

What is the population of Mazara Khurd?

The population of Mazara Khurd was 488 at the 2011 census, living in 105 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Mazara Khurd have?

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