Dehriwalaਦੇਹਰੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Dehriwala?

Dehriwala is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030855, and it covers 96 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 189 people in Dehriwala: 93 men and 96 women, living in 41 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 96 hectares, the population density works out to about 197 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1032 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 159 people, about 84 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.15 per cent and women at 69.51 per cent. The census recorded 56 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 50 main workers, the largest group, 43, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 4 cultivators on their own land and 2 household industry workers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dehriwala's land. Of the village's 96 hectares, 88 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 87 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (87 hectares). About 6 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 5 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, an allopathic hospital, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dehriwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shekhupur Kalan, Dhugga Kalan, Khanpur and Kotli.

What is the population of Dehriwala?

The population of Dehriwala was 189 at the 2011 census, living in 41 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Dehriwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dehriwala has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.