Dhirpurਧਿਰਪੁਰ

Where is Dhirpur?

Dhirpur is a village of Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khera community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032703, and it covers 197 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 743 people in Dhirpur: 407 men and 336 women, living in 152 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 197 hectares, the population density works out to about 377 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 826 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 64, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 290 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.33 per cent and women at 73.16 per cent. The census recorded 348 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 313 main workers, the largest group, 161, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 107 agricultural labourers and 36 cultivators on their own land. A further 35 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhirpur's land. Of the village's 197 hectares, 168 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (168 hectares). About 16 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 37 cultivators and 115 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhirpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Randhawa, Rashidpura, Boran and Anaitpura.

What is the population of Dhirpur?

The population of Dhirpur was 743 at the 2011 census, living in 152 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Dhirpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhirpur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.