Dhanoia Khurdਧਨੋਿਆ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Dhanoia Khurd?

Dhanoia Khurd is a village of Amritsar II tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 26 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Attari community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037651, and it covers 292 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,192 people in Dhanoia Khurd: 614 men and 578 women, living in 202 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 292 hectares, the population density works out to about 408 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 941 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 119, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 395 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.62 per cent and women at 59.77 per cent. The census recorded 514 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 392 main workers, the largest group, 185, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 149 other workers in trade, transport and services and 36 agricultural labourers. A further 122 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhanoia Khurd's land. Of the village's 292 hectares, 268 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (268 hectares). About 23 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 188 cultivators and 47 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Dhanoia Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 26 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Amritsar II, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhanoia Kalan, Hardo Rattan, Mode and Roranwala.

What is the population of Dhanoia Khurd?

The population of Dhanoia Khurd was 1,192 at the 2011 census, living in 202 households in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Dhanoia Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhanoia Khurd has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.