Dhariwalਧਾਰੀਵਾਲ

Where is Dhariwal?

Dhariwal 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 28 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 037203, and it covers 175 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 517 people in Dhariwal: 277 men and 240 women, living in 97 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 175 hectares, the population density works out to about 295 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 866 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 66, about 13 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 63.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.84 per cent and women at 61.54 per cent. The census recorded 175 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 175 main workers, the largest group, 131, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 37 agricultural labourers and 5 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhariwal's land. Of the village's 175 hectares, 152 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (152 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 131 cultivators and 37 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhariwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 28 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 Chak Allah Bakash, Audar, Pandori and Mulakot.

What is the population of Dhariwal?

The population of Dhariwal was 517 at the 2011 census, living in 97 households in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Dhariwal have?

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