Dhadda Dilkhapurਧੱਡਾ ਦਿਲਖਾਪੁਰ

Where is Dhadda Dilkhapur?

Dhadda Dilkhapur is a village of Nakodar tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lohian Khas community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029901, and it covers 115 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 296 people in Dhadda Dilkhapur: 147 men and 149 women, living in 61 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 115 hectares, the population density works out to about 257 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1014 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 21, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 72 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.82 per cent and women at 66.18 per cent. The census recorded 105 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 105 main workers, the largest group, 42, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 39 agricultural labourers and 24 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhadda Dilkhapur's land. Of the village's 115 hectares, 102 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (102 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 42 cultivators and 39 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Dhadda Dilkhapur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nakodar, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhadda Haripur, Kangna, Dhadda Lehna and Bagpur.

What is the population of Dhadda Dilkhapur?

The population of Dhadda Dilkhapur was 296 at the 2011 census, living in 61 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Dhadda Dilkhapur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhadda Dilkhapur has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.