Dhamian Khurdਧਮਿਆਂ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Dhamian Khurd?

Dhamian Khurd is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Dhamian--Khurd gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030697, and it covers 92 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 468 people in Dhamian Khurd: 251 men and 217 women, living in 101 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 92 hectares, the population density works out to about 509 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 865 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 44, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 249 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.87 per cent and women at 80.2 per cent. The census recorded 166 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 99 main workers, the largest group, 58, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 31 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 67 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhamian Khurd's land. Of the village's 92 hectares, 80 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 11 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 33 cultivators and 50 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 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included 2 community health centres and 2 primary health centres. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Dhamian Khurd is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 11 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 Badala Pukhta, Muradpur Narial, Haizam and Sikri.

What is the population of Dhamian Khurd?

The population of Dhamian Khurd was 468 at the 2011 census, living in 101 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Dhamian Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhamian Khurd has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.