Dharamkot Randhawaਧਰਮਕੋਟ ਰੰਧਾਵਾ

Where is Dharamkot Randhawa?

Dharamkot Randhawa is a village of Dera Baba Nanak tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028976, and it covers 48 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,995 people in Dharamkot Randhawa: 1,517 men and 1,478 women, living in 513 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 48 hectares, the population density works out to about 6,240 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 974 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 417, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 473 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.67 per cent and women at 54.35 per cent. The census recorded 1,210 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 538 main workers, the largest group, 346, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 122 cultivators on their own land and 37 household industry workers. A further 672 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dharamkot Randhawa's land. Of the village's 48 hectares, 26 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (26 hectares). About 22 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 131 cultivators and 254 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 2 government primary schools, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dharamkot Randhawa is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gunia, Rattar Chhattar, Gola Dhola and Megha.

What is the population of Dharamkot Randhawa?

The population of Dharamkot Randhawa was 2,995 at the 2011 census, living in 513 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Dharamkot Randhawa have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dharamkot Randhawa has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.