Dakhlaਦਖਲਾ

Where is Dakhla?

Dakhla is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dorangala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028150, and it covers 191 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 562 people in Dakhla: 297 men and 265 women, living in 92 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 191 hectares, the population density works out to about 294 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 892 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 47, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 27 people, about 5 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.73 per cent and women at 52.08 per cent. The census recorded 194 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 189 main workers, the largest group, 122, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 44 other workers in trade, transport and services and 23 household industry workers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dakhla's land. Of the village's 191 hectares, 168 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 145 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (145 hectares). About 23 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 122 cultivators and 0 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Dakhla is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sarai, Hassanpur, Maseet and Purowal Araian.

What is the population of Dakhla?

The population of Dakhla was 562 at the 2011 census, living in 92 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Dakhla have?

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