Dhodiwindਧੋਡੀਵਿੰਡ

Where is Dhodiwind?

Dhodiwind is a village of Amritsar II tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 19 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 037645, and it covers 85 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 394 people in Dhodiwind: 214 men and 180 women, living in 64 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 85 hectares, the population density works out to about 464 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 841 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, about 11 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 70.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.84 per cent and women at 59.88 per cent. The census recorded 124 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 98 main workers, the largest group, 59, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 30 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 household industry workers. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhodiwind's land. Of the village's 85 hectares, 77 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (77 hectares). About 8 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 71 cultivators and 5 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 and an internet common service centre. 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

Dhodiwind is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 19 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 Gharinda, Bhadiar, Gharindi and Ranike.

What is the population of Dhodiwind?

The population of Dhodiwind was 394 at the 2011 census, living in 64 households in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Dhodiwind have?

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