Diwaliਦੀਵਾਲੀ

Where is Diwali?

Diwali is a village of Jalandhar East tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (East) community development block and is served by the Dawali gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030364, and it covers 308 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,244 people in Diwali: 601 men and 643 women, living in 257 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 308 hectares, the population density works out to about 404 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1070 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 117, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 447 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.33 per cent and women at 76.65 per cent. The census recorded 566 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 400 main workers, the largest group, 196, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 148 cultivators on their own land and 50 agricultural labourers. A further 166 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Diwali's land. Of the village's 308 hectares, 273 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (273 hectares). About 32 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 191 cultivators and 72 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 secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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 and a primary health sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Diwali 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 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jandiali, Saprai, Jamsher and Chananpur.

What is the population of Diwali?

The population of Diwali was 1,244 at the 2011 census, living in 257 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Diwali have?

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