Dhandoliਧਂਡੋਲੀ

Where is Dhandoli?

Dhandoli is a village of Phagwara tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 11 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 029605, and it covers 64 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 208 people in Dhandoli: 107 men and 101 women, living in 43 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 64 hectares, the population density works out to about 323 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 944 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 27, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 177 people, about 85 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.31 per cent and women at 67.02 per cent. The census recorded 71 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 70 main workers, the largest group, 25, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 24 agricultural labourers and 18 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 Dhandoli's land. Of the village's 64 hectares, 59 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (59 hectares). About 6 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 18 cultivators and 24 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Dhandoli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 11 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 Bir Dhandoli, Dhak Dhandoli, Rampur Sunran and Lakhpur.

What is the population of Dhandoli?

The population of Dhandoli was 208 at the 2011 census, living in 43 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Dhandoli have?

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