Dholanwalਧੋਲਨਵਾਲ

Where is Dholanwal?

Dholanwal is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031554, and it covers 206 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 979 people in Dholanwal: 491 men and 488 women, living in 189 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 206 hectares, the population density works out to about 475 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 994 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 112, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 736 people, about 75 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.36 per cent and women at 83.22 per cent. The census recorded 354 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 311 main workers, the largest group, 168, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 94 agricultural labourers and 44 cultivators on their own land. A further 43 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dholanwal's land. Of the village's 206 hectares, 149 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (149 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 44 cultivators and 117 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Dholanwal is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Salempur, Attalgarh, Naugarain and Kaimpur.

What is the population of Dholanwal?

The population of Dholanwal was 979 at the 2011 census, living in 189 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Dholanwal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dholanwal has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.