Dhaliwal (Jalandhar II)ਧਾਲੀਵਾਲ (ਜਲੰਧਰ-2)

Where is Dhaliwal (Jalandhar II)?

Dhaliwal (Jalandhar II) is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and is served by the Dhaliwal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030425, and it covers 162 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,974 people in Dhaliwal (Jalandhar II): 987 men and 987 women, living in 417 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 162 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,222 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 178, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,327 people, about 67 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.14 per cent and women at 75.06 per cent. The census recorded 707 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 660 main workers, the largest group, 539, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 78 cultivators on their own land and 27 household industry workers. A further 47 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhaliwal (Jalandhar II)'s land. Of the village's 162 hectares, 118 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (38 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 44 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 86 cultivators and 26 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, 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 primary health centre, an allopathic hospital, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhaliwal (Jalandhar II) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Wadala, Gaddowali, Trar and Kotla.

What is the population of Dhaliwal (Jalandhar II)?

The population of Dhaliwal (Jalandhar II) was 1,974 at the 2011 census, living in 417 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Dhaliwal (Jalandhar II) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhaliwal (Jalandhar II) has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.