Dialpur (Jalandhar II)ਦਿਆਲਪੁਰ (ਜਲੰਧਰ-2)

Where is Dialpur (Jalandhar II)?

Dialpur (Jalandhar II) is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and is served by the Dialpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030542, and it covers 301 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,703 people in Dialpur (Jalandhar II): 1,444 men and 1,259 women, living in 598 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 301 hectares, the population density works out to about 898 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 872 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 277, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 988 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.34 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.56 per cent and women at 76.6 per cent. The census recorded 872 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 850 main workers, the largest group, 540, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 164 cultivators on their own land and 140 agricultural labourers. A further 22 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dialpur (Jalandhar II)'s land. Of the village's 301 hectares, 268 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (268 hectares). About 33 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 164 cultivators and 147 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dialpur (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 Kartarpur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Narpur, Dhirpur, Chhuhar and Kuddowal.

What is the population of Dialpur (Jalandhar II)?

The population of Dialpur (Jalandhar II) was 2,703 at the 2011 census, living in 598 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Dialpur (Jalandhar II) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dialpur (Jalandhar II) has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.