Dianatpurਦਿਆਨਟਪੁਰ

Where is Dianatpur?

Dianatpur is a village of Jalandhar East tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Adampur, about 6 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 030294, and it covers 118 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 334 people in Dianatpur: 161 men and 173 women, living in 78 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 118 hectares, the population density works out to about 283 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1075 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 39, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 28 people, about 8 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.1 per cent and women at 86.67 per cent. The census recorded 87 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 83 main workers, the largest group, 40, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 28 cultivators on their own land and 14 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dianatpur's land. Of the village's 118 hectares, 66 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (66 hectares). About 50 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 28 cultivators and 16 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had 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

Dianatpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Adampur, about 6 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 Chukhiara, masanian, Ghurial and Kathar.

What is the population of Dianatpur?

The population of Dianatpur was 334 at the 2011 census, living in 78 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Dianatpur have?

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