Dhaul Khurdਧੌਲ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Dhaul Khurd?

Dhaul 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 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Verka community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037630, and it covers 282 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 437 people in Dhaul Khurd: 233 men and 204 women, living in 77 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 282 hectares, the population density works out to about 155 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 876 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 56, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 87 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.08 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.87 per cent and women at 64.84 per cent. The census recorded 129 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 129 main workers, the largest group, 115, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 13 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhaul Khurd's land. Of the village's 282 hectares, 190 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (106 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (84 hectares). About 92 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 1 cultivators and 115 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 within five kilometres. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhaul Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Amritsar II, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotla Dal Singh, Khur Manian, Dhaul Kalan and Chakmukand.

What is the population of Dhaul Khurd?

The population of Dhaul Khurd was 437 at the 2011 census, living in 77 households in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Dhaul Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhaul Khurd has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.