Dhande Katwalਧਂਡੇ ਕਟਵਾਲ

Where is Dhande Katwal?

Dhande Katwal is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hazipur community development block and is served by the Dhande--Katwal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031260, and it covers 213 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,197 people in Dhande Katwal: 618 men and 579 women, living in 234 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 213 hectares, the population density works out to about 562 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 937 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 139, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 99 people, about 8 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.93 per cent and women at 83.07 per cent. The census recorded 205 workers, about 17 per cent of the village. Of the 191 main workers, the largest group, 114, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 56 other workers in trade, transport and services and 12 agricultural labourers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhande Katwal's land. Of the village's 213 hectares, 180 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 160 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (100 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). About 33 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 117 cultivators and 14 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 and 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 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhande Katwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ajmer, Ladhari, Maraula and Gera.

What is the population of Dhande Katwal?

The population of Dhande Katwal was 1,197 at the 2011 census, living in 234 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Dhande Katwal have?

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