Dalmir Kheraਦਲਮਿਰ ਖੇਰਾ

Where is Dalmir Khera?

Dalmir Khera is a village of Abohar tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Abohar, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khuian Sarwar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035164, and it covers 1,696 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,034 people in Dalmir Khera: 1,611 men and 1,423 women, living in 570 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 1,696 hectares, the population density works out to about 179 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 883 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 350, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,072 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.02 per cent and women at 58.07 per cent. The census recorded 1,484 workers, about 49 per cent of the village. Of the 1,191 main workers, the largest group, 631, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 430 cultivators on their own land and 124 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 293 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dalmir Khera's land. Of the village's 1,696 hectares, 1,570 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,570 hectares). About 102 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 561 cultivators and 778 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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

Dalmir Khera is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Abohar, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Abohar, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhinganwali, Daulatpura, Shergarh 88) and Khuian Sarwar.

What is the population of Dalmir Khera?

The population of Dalmir Khera was 3,034 at the 2011 census, living in 570 households in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Dalmir Khera have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dalmir Khera has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.