Dhilwanਧਿਲਵਾਂ

Where is Dhilwan?

Dhilwan is a village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 15 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 028899, and it covers 206 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 911 people in Dhilwan: 485 men and 426 women, living in 161 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 206 hectares, the population density works out to about 442 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 878 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 121, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 255 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.18 per cent and women at 68.63 per cent. The census recorded 273 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 181 main workers, the largest group, 114, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 58 other workers in trade, transport and services and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 92 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhilwan's land. Of the village's 206 hectares, 125 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (125 hectares). About 80 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 121 cultivators and 28 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhilwan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 15 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 Khawaja Wardag, Rauwal, Ali Nangal and Sangtawal.

What is the population of Dhilwan?

The population of Dhilwan was 911 at the 2011 census, living in 161 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Dhilwan have?

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