Dhariwal (310)ਧਾਰੀਵਾਲ (310)

Where is Dhariwal (310)?

Dhariwal (310) is a village in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Harsa Chhina community development block and is served by the Dhariwal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037365, and it covers 385 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,444 people in Dhariwal (310): 763 men and 681 women, living in 277 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 385 hectares, the population density works out to about 375 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 893 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 182, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 683 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.29 per cent and women at 72.19 per cent. The census recorded 485 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 471 main workers, the largest group, 209, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 162 cultivators on their own land and 86 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhariwal (310)'s land. Of the village's 385 hectares, 229 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (229 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. The census recorded 164 cultivators and 215 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhariwal (310) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Lopoke, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lalla Afganan, Jhanjoti and Chainpur.

What is the population of Dhariwal (310)?

The population of Dhariwal (310) was 1,444 at the 2011 census, living in 277 households in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Dhariwal (310) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhariwal (310) has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.