Dhanowalਧਨੋਵਾਲ

Where is Dhanowal?

Dhanowal is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Nangal Pind gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031401, and it covers 124 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 71 people in Dhanowal: 38 men and 33 women, living in 16 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 124 hectares, the population density works out to about 57 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 868 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 21 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 71.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.42 per cent and women at 64 per cent. The census recorded 31 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 6 main workers, the largest group, 4, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 agricultural labourers. A further 25 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhanowal's land. Of the village's 124 hectares, 101 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (101 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. With 12 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhanowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tejpur Khurd, Dhakki, Bassi Ballo and Maker Soli.

What is the population of Dhanowal?

The population of Dhanowal was 71 at the 2011 census, living in 16 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Dhanowal have?

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