Bir Dhandoliਬਿਰ ਧਂਡੋਲੀ

Where is Bir Dhandoli?

Bir Dhandoli is a village in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phagwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029604, and it covers 379 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 264 people in Bir Dhandoli: 132 men and 132 women, living in 46 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 379 hectares, the population density works out to about 70 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 39, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 264 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.87 per cent and women at 36.84 per cent. The census recorded 65 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 59 main workers, the largest group, 39, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 15 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 cultivators on their own land. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Dhandoli's land. Of the village's 379 hectares, 349 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (349 hectares). About 28 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 3 cultivators and 43 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bir Dhandoli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Phagwara, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rampur Sunran, Dhandoli, Dug and Dhak Dhandoli.

What is the population of Bir Dhandoli?

The population of Bir Dhandoli was 264 at the 2011 census, living in 46 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Bir Dhandoli have?

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