Dhadda Haripurਧੱਡਾ ਹਰੀਪੁਰ

Where is Dhadda Haripur?

Dhadda Haripur is a village in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 16 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 029900, and it covers 144 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 219 people in Dhadda Haripur: 107 men and 112 women, living in 47 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 144 hectares, the population density works out to about 152 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1047 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 27, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 42 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.59 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 81 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 81 main workers, the largest group, 39, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 22 agricultural labourers and 20 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhadda Haripur's land. Of the village's 144 hectares, 130 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (130 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 39 cultivators and 22 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhadda Haripur 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 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Lehna, Dhadda Dilkhapur, Dhadda Hundal and Kangna.

What is the population of Dhadda Haripur?

The population of Dhadda Haripur was 219 at the 2011 census, living in 47 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Dhadda Haripur have?

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