Dhangaiਧਂਗੈ

Where is Dhangai?

Dhangai is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ramdas, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037112, and it covers 127 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 292 people in Dhangai: 146 men and 146 women, living in 54 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 127 hectares, the population density works out to about 230 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 45, about 15 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 71.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.36 per cent and women at 62.79 per cent. The census recorded 58 workers, about 20 per cent of the village. Of the 54 main workers, the largest group, 50, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhangai's land. Of the village's 127 hectares, 109 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (109 hectares). About 12 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 52 cultivators and 2 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Dhangai is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ramdas, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Rurewal, Darya Mussa, Katla and Malakpur (Ajnala).

What is the population of Dhangai?

The population of Dhangai was 292 at the 2011 census, living in 54 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Dhangai have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhangai has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.