Dhapaliਧਪਲੀ

Where is Dhapali?

Dhapali is a village in Rampura Phul tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rampura Phul, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phul community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035662, and it covers 2,485 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 7,005 people in Dhapali: 3,683 men and 3,322 women, living in 1,227 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 2,485 hectares, the population density works out to about 282 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 902 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 771, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,678 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.39 per cent and women at 60.71 per cent. The census recorded 2,217 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 2,077 main workers, the largest group, 1,157, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 432 agricultural labourers and 402 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 140 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhapali's land. Of the village's 2,485 hectares, 2,251 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,327 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (924 hectares). About 234 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 1,159 cultivators and 528 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, an allopathic hospital, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhapali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rampura Phul, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rampura Phul, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Burj Gill, Ghandawna, Kauloke and Sandhu Khurd.

What is the population of Dhapali?

The population of Dhapali was 7,005 at the 2011 census, living in 1,227 households in Rampura Phul tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Dhapali have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhapali has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.