Dihanaਦਿਹਨਾ

Where is Dihana?

Dihana is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 24 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and is served by the Dihana7 gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031761, and it covers 623 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,001 people in Dihana: 1,008 men and 993 women, living in 440 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 623 hectares, the population density works out to about 321 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 985 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 232, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 896 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.05 per cent and women at 74.23 per cent. The census recorded 850 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 617 main workers, the largest group, 391, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 118 cultivators on their own land and 92 agricultural labourers. A further 233 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dihana's land. Of the village's 623 hectares, 537 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 513 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (513 hectares). About 86 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 134 cultivators and 174 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 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, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Dihana is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 24 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Maujo Mazara and Thakkarwal.

What is the population of Dihana?

The population of Dihana was 2,001 at the 2011 census, living in 440 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Dihana have?

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