Dhandalਧਂਡਲ

Where is Dhandal?

Dhandal is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chogawan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037236, and it covers 125 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 343 people in Dhandal: 164 men and 179 women, living in 69 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 125 hectares, the population density works out to about 274 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1091 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.59 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.93 per cent and women at 52.5 per cent. The census recorded 129 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 107 main workers, the largest group, 56, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 29 other workers in trade, transport and services and 21 agricultural labourers. A further 22 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhandal's land. Of the village's 125 hectares, 111 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (111 hectares). 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 60 cultivators and 26 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Dhandal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Motla.

What is the population of Dhandal?

The population of Dhandal was 343 at the 2011 census, living in 69 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Dhandal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhandal has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.