Dhol Bahaਧੋਲ ਬਹਾ

Where is Dhol Baha?

Dhol Baha is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hariana, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Dhol--Baha gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031351, and it covers 2,216 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,738 people in Dhol Baha: 1,384 men and 1,354 women, living in 579 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 2,216 hectares, the population density works out to about 124 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 978 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 332, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 456 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.46 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.56 per cent and women at 80.35 per cent. The census recorded 845 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 617 main workers, the largest group, 371, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 125 agricultural labourers and 121 cultivators on their own land. A further 228 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhol Baha's land. Of the village's 2,216 hectares, 530 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (450 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 89 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. The census recorded 126 cultivators and 168 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, 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 and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhol Baha is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hariana, about 12 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 Bharoom, Phaphial, Bhera and Janauri.

What is the population of Dhol Baha?

The population of Dhol Baha was 2,738 at the 2011 census, living in 579 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Dhol Baha have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhol Baha has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.