Dhak Plahiਧਕ ਪਲਹੀ

Where is Dhak Plahi?

Dhak Plahi 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 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phagwara community development block and is served by the Plahi gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029633, and it covers 172 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 263 people in Dhak Plahi: 146 men and 117 women, living in 54 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 172 hectares, the population density works out to about 153 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 801 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 134 people, about 51 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.45 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.45 per cent and women at 81.13 per cent. The census recorded 90 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 84 main workers, the largest group, 80, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 4 household industry workers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhak Plahi's land. Of the village's 172 hectares, 142 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (142 hectares). About 23 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 no cultivators of their own land in the village, but 1 agricultural labourers, who work on farms in and around the village.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhak Plahi 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 5 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 Dhak Khurampur, Plahi, Khurampur and Sri Hargobindgarh.

What is the population of Dhak Plahi?

The population of Dhak Plahi was 263 at the 2011 census, living in 54 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Dhak Plahi have?

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