Dhaliwal Donaਧਾਲੀਵਾਲ ਦੋਨਾ

Where is Dhaliwal Dona?

Dhaliwal Dona is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029243, and it covers 288 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,504 people in Dhaliwal Dona: 782 men and 722 women, living in 313 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 288 hectares, the population density works out to about 521 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 923 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 169, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,000 people, about 66 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.42 per cent and women at 67.29 per cent. The census recorded 541 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 522 main workers, the largest group, 366, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 138 cultivators on their own land and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 19 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhaliwal Dona's land. Of the village's 288 hectares, 234 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 233 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (233 hectares). About 53 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 140 cultivators and 26 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 middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and 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

Dhaliwal Dona is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhawankhan Jagir, Mansurwal Dona, Dhawakhan Nishan and Talwandi Mehma.

What is the population of Dhaliwal Dona?

The population of Dhaliwal Dona was 1,504 at the 2011 census, living in 313 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Dhaliwal Dona have?

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