Dehriwala (483)ਦੇਹਰੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Dehriwala (483)?

Dehriwala (483) is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and is served by the Dehriwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028345, and it covers 667 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,118 people in Dehriwala (483): 1,635 men and 1,483 women, living in 536 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 667 hectares, the population density works out to about 467 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 907 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 389, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 528 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.89 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.05 per cent and women at 64.34 per cent. The census recorded 762 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 693 main workers, the largest group, 303, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 227 cultivators on their own land and 147 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 69 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dehriwala (483)'s land. Of the village's 667 hectares, 331 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (162 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (169 hectares). About 79 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 231 cultivators and 313 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. The village had a sub post office. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dehriwala (483) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Dhariwal Kalan, Khan Malak, Chhina Retwala and Talwandi (Bathungarh).

What is the population of Dehriwala (483)?

The population of Dehriwala (483) was 3,118 at the 2011 census, living in 536 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Dehriwala (483) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dehriwala (483) has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.