Dyalਦਿਆਲ

Where is Dyal?

Dyal is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037163, and it covers 67 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 360 people in Dyal: 175 men and 185 women, living in 63 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 67 hectares, the population density works out to about 537 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1057 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 56, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 236 people, about 66 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 42.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 57.42 per cent and women at 27.52 per cent. The census recorded 130 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 117 main workers, the largest group, 68, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 38 cultivators on their own land and 11 household industry workers. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dyal's land. Of the village's 67 hectares, 60 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 38 cultivators and 0 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. 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.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dyal is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Barlas and Hashampura.

What is the population of Dyal?

The population of Dyal was 360 at the 2011 census, living in 63 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Dyal have?

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