Dhak Malikpurਧਕ ਮਲਿਕਪੁਰ

Where is Dhak Malikpur?

Dhak Malikpur is a village of Phagwara tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phagwara community development block and is served by the Malikpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029589, and it covers 115 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 531 people in Dhak Malikpur: 291 men and 240 women, living in 110 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 115 hectares, the population density works out to about 462 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 825 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 513 people, about 97 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.9 per cent and women at 75.11 per cent. The census recorded 181 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 180 main workers, the largest group, 167, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 13 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhak Malikpur's land. Of the village's 115 hectares, 107 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (107 hectares). About 4 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 13 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhak Malikpur 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 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Nasirabad, Wahid, Prempur and Gopalpur.

What is the population of Dhak Malikpur?

The population of Dhak Malikpur was 531 at the 2011 census, living in 110 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Dhak Malikpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhak Malikpur has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.