Dhirowalਧਿਰੋਵਾਲ

Where is Dhirowal?

Dhirowal is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-II community development block and is served by the Mochpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031487, and it covers 181 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 220 people in Dhirowal: 108 men and 112 women, living in 42 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 181 hectares, the population density works out to about 122 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1037 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 35, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 205 people, about 93 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.52 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 47 workers, about 21 per cent of the village. Of the 47 main workers, the largest group, 35, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 12 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhirowal's land. Of the village's 181 hectares, 137 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (137 hectares). About 28 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 12 cultivators and 0 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhirowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Naru Nangal Khas, Bassi Jamal Khan, Chak Harnoli and Bassi Alladin.

What is the population of Dhirowal?

The population of Dhirowal was 220 at the 2011 census, living in 42 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Dhirowal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhirowal has government schools from primary to secondary school level. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.