Dadianiਦਾਦੀਆਨੀ

Where is Dadiani?

Dadiani is a village of Bassi Pathana tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bassi Pathana community development block and is served by the Dadiana gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032557, and it covers 136 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 21 people in Dadiani: 11 men and 10 women, living in 4 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 136 hectares, the population density works out to about 15 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 909 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 2, about 10 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 89.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 77.78 per cent. The census recorded 6 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 6 main workers, the largest group, 5, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dadiani's land. Of the village's 136 hectares, 129 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (129 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 5 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 ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Dadiani is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bassi Pathana, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dadiana, Main Majri, Gadhera and Kheri Bir Singh.

What is the population of Dadiani?

The population of Dadiani was 21 at the 2011 census, living in 4 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Dadiani have?

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