Mazara Nauabad Explained

Mazara Nauabad
Native Name Lang:pan
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.1444°N 75.9902°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar
Government Type:Panchayat raj
Governing Body:Gram panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:254
Population Total:1182[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Note:Sex ratio 612/570 /
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:144511
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:01823
Iso Code:IN-PB
Blank1 Info Sec2:Dosanjh Khurd[2]

Mazara Nauabad or Mazara Nau Abad is a village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab State, India. It is located away from Banga, from Apra, from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.[3]

Demography

As of 2011, Mazara Nauabad has a total number of 260 houses and population of 1182 of which 612 include are males while 570 are females according to the report published by Census India in 2011. The literacy rate of Mazara Nauabad is 83.07%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 119 which is 10.07% of total population of Mazara Nauabad, and child sex ratio is approximately 859 as compared to Punjab state average of 846.[4]

Most of the people are from Schedule Caste which constitutes 47.21% of total population in Mazara Nauabad. The town does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far.

As per the report published by Census India in 2011, 378 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Mazara Nauabad which includes 337 males and 41 females. According to census survey report 2011, 91.01% workers describe their work as main work and 8.99% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.[5]

Education

The village has a Punjabi medium, co-ed alimentary school.[6] [7] The schools provide mid-day meal as per Indian Midday Meal Scheme.[8] The school provide free education to children between the ages of 6 and 14 as per Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. Amardeep Singh Shergill Memorial college Mukandpur and Sikh National College Banga are the nearest colleges.

Landmarks and history

The village has a shrine Gurudwara Rasokhana Nabh Kanwal Raja Sahib which situated on Karnana-Gunachaur road. In 1940, Nabh Kanwal Raja Sahib who was an Indian spiritual master, regarded by his devotees as a saint, fakir and satguru died in this village and his body was cremated at the same place used to called Takht of Nabh Kanwal Raja Sahib and later it was converted into a tomb. Some of the good has been preserved which was used by Nabh Kanwal Raja Sahib.[9] A religious fair held at the Gurdwara annually, which attended by people of all religions.

Transport

Banga railway station is the nearest train station however, Nawanshahr railway station is away from the village. Sahnewal Airport is the nearest domestic airport which located away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is away in Amritsar.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mazara Nauabad Population per Census India. 2011 Census of India.
  2. Web site: All India Pincode Directory. censusindia.gov.in.
  3. Web site: List of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in SBS Nagar district. nawanshahr.gov.in (extract from Punjab Government Gazette). 28 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170924184443/http://nawanshahr.gov.in/Election%20website/DDPO16-09-2013/Elected%20Sarpanches%20Distt.%20SBS%20Nagar2013.pdf. 24 September 2017. dead.
  4. Web site: Child Sex Ratio in India (2001-2011). pib.nic.in.
  5. Web site: District Census Handbook SBS Nagar. censusindia.gov.in.
  6. Web site: List of Schools and Colleges in SBS Nagar district. sbsnagarpolice.com.
  7. Web site: Details about GSSS Mazara Nauabad School. icbse.com.
  8. Web site: Mid Day Meal Society. ssapunjab.org.
  9. Web site: Religious places of Nawanshahr . nawanshahr.gov.in.
  10. Web site: Distance from Mazara Nauabad (Multiple routes). Google Map.