Duleke Nathuwalaਦੁਲੇਕੇ ਨਥੁਵਾਲਾ

Where is Duleke Nathuwala?

Duleke Nathuwala is a village of Guru Harsahai tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the Gamu Wala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034845, and it covers 633 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,185 people in Duleke Nathuwala: 1,610 men and 1,575 women, living in 592 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 633 hectares, the population density works out to about 503 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 978 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 439, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,653 people, about 83 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.38 per cent and women at 51.14 per cent. The census recorded 1,633 workers, about 51 per cent of the village. Of the 836 main workers, the largest group, 498, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 276 agricultural labourers and 59 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 797 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Duleke Nathuwala's land. Of the village's 633 hectares, 585 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (559 hectares). About 47 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 859 cultivators and 674 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. 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Duleke Nathuwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khereke Hithar, Gatti Ajaib Singhwala, Bilimar and Balalke Kamalwala.

What is the population of Duleke Nathuwala?

The population of Duleke Nathuwala was 3,185 at the 2011 census, living in 592 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Duleke Nathuwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Duleke Nathuwala has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.