Dhepurਧੇਪੁਰ

Where is Dhepur?

Dhepur is a village of Jalandhar East tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Adampur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Adampur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030301, and it covers 118 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 822 people in Dhepur: 417 men and 405 women, living in 191 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 118 hectares, the population density works out to about 697 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 971 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 374 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.15 per cent and women at 78.93 per cent. The census recorded 226 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 197 main workers, the largest group, 140, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 47 cultivators on their own land and 8 household industry workers. A further 29 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhepur's land. Of the village's 118 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). About 16 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 47 cultivators and 2 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhepur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Adampur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jalbhe, Kupur, Bahudinpur and Kariana (Jalandhar I).

What is the population of Dhepur?

The population of Dhepur was 822 at the 2011 census, living in 191 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Dhepur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhepur has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.