Dhadda Bawa Mohar Singhਧੱਡਾ ਬਵਾ ਮੋਹਰ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Dhadda Bawa Mohar Singh?

Dhadda Bawa Mohar Singh is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 23 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Dhadda--Bawa--Mohar--Singh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031652, and it covers 54 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 762 people in Dhadda Bawa Mohar Singh: 400 men and 362 women, living in 166 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 54 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,411 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 905 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 76, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 565 people, about 74 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.72 per cent and women at 82.21 per cent. The census recorded 220 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 187 main workers, the largest group, 116, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 38 cultivators on their own land and 27 agricultural labourers. A further 33 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhadda Bawa Mohar Singh's land. Of the village's 54 hectares, 43 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 40 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (40 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. The census recorded 38 cultivators and 41 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhadda Bawa Mohar Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 23 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tajowal, Kotali Bawdass, Alowal and Buray Jattan.

What is the population of Dhadda Bawa Mohar Singh?

The population of Dhadda Bawa Mohar Singh was 762 at the 2011 census, living in 166 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Dhadda Bawa Mohar Singh have?

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