There is limited industrial activity including woodworking, ironworking and marble processing.

The main source of income for residents is remittances from relatives working in the UK and the Persian Gulf region.

Dina is the nearest town to the Pothohar Plateau, Mirpur which is rich in archaeological sites of the ancient Soanian culture.

Gulzar wrote the following lines for his birthplace: Zikr Jhelum ka, baat ho Dine ki.

Chand Pukhraj ka, raat Pashmine ki The district is crossed by the main line of the North-Western railway of Pakistan Railways, and traversed along the south by a branch line.