Dhariwalਧਾਰੀਵਾਲ

Where is Dhariwal?

Dhariwal is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028275, and it covers 78 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 751 people in Dhariwal: 390 men and 361 women, living in 146 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 78 hectares, the population density works out to about 963 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 926 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 83, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 138 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.74 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.28 per cent and women at 75.78 per cent. The census recorded 348 workers, about 46 per cent of the village. Of the 251 main workers, the largest group, 123, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 74 agricultural labourers and 45 household industry workers. A further 97 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhariwal's land. Of the village's 78 hectares, 50 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (50 hectares). About 28 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 10 cultivators and 79 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 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. It also had 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

Dhariwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khichian, Jattuwal, Lakhanpal and Mallowal.

What is the population of Dhariwal?

The population of Dhariwal was 751 at the 2011 census, living in 146 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Dhariwal have?

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