Dhabwala Kalanਧਬਵਾਲਾ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Dhabwala Kalan?

Dhabwala Kalan is a village of Fazilka tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fazilka, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fazilka community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035068, and it covers 1,530 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,336 people in Dhabwala Kalan: 2,291 men and 2,045 women, living in 825 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 1,530 hectares, the population density works out to about 283 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 893 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 441, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,745 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.1 per cent and women at 59.26 per cent. The census recorded 2,138 workers, about 49 per cent of the village. Of the 1,994 main workers, the largest group, 983, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 665 cultivators on their own land and 341 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 144 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhabwala Kalan's land. Of the village's 1,530 hectares, 1,457 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,457 hectares). About 71 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 715 cultivators and 1,072 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, 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.

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 a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhabwala Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fazilka, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Fazilka, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tahliwala Jattan, Dhippanwali, Islamwala and Ghurianan.

What is the population of Dhabwala Kalan?

The population of Dhabwala Kalan was 4,336 at the 2011 census, living in 825 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Dhabwala Kalan have?

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