Dholewalaਧੋਲੇਵਾਲਾ

Where is Dholewala?

Dholewala is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034567, and it covers 186 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 406 people in Dholewala: 204 men and 202 women, living in 71 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 186 hectares, the population density works out to about 218 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 990 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 36, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 50 people, about 12 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.7 per cent and women at 63.24 per cent. The census recorded 149 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 120 main workers, the largest group, 66, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 30 agricultural labourers and 15 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 29 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dholewala's land. Of the village's 186 hectares, 174 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (174 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 68 cultivators and 31 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 9 hours a day.

Getting there

Dholewala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Achhewala, Ghugatewala, Gulamwala and Pharaya Malwala.

What is the population of Dholewala?

The population of Dholewala was 406 at the 2011 census, living in 71 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Dholewala have?

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