Dhaula Kheraਧੌਲਾ ਖੇਰਾ

Where is Dhaula Khera?

Dhaula Khera is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Dhaulakhera gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031181, and it covers 184 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,201 people in Dhaula Khera: 605 men and 596 women, living in 226 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 184 hectares, the population density works out to about 653 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 985 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 134, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 279 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.29 per cent and women at 84.67 per cent. The census recorded 294 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 285 main workers, the largest group, 222, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 47 cultivators on their own land and 14 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhaula Khera's land. Of the village's 184 hectares, 161 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (161 hectares). About 23 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 47 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Dhaula Khera is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 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 Naharpur, Mahi-Ul-Dinpur Gazi, Bhangala and Gujjar Katrala.

What is the population of Dhaula Khera?

The population of Dhaula Khera was 1,201 at the 2011 census, living in 226 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Dhaula Khera have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhaula Khera has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.