Dhianpurਧਿਆਂਪੁਰ

Where is Dhianpur?

Dhianpur is a village of Dera Baba Nanak tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 12 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 028884, and it covers 212 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,564 people in Dhianpur: 1,880 men and 1,684 women, living in 673 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 212 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,681 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 896 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 451, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 528 people, about 15 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.46 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.5 per cent and women at 70.9 per cent. The census recorded 1,103 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 1,054 main workers, the largest group, 828, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 135 cultivators on their own land and 70 household industry workers. A further 49 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhianpur's land. Of the village's 212 hectares, 181 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (24 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (157 hectares). About 31 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 139 cultivators and 34 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, 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 community health centre and a primary health centre. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhianpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Basant Kot, Khaira Sultan, Shah Shamas and Kotli Surat Malhi.

What is the population of Dhianpur?

The population of Dhianpur was 3,564 at the 2011 census, living in 673 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Dhianpur have?

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