Dhawankhan Jagirਧਵਂਖਨ ਜਗਿਰ

Where is Dhawankhan Jagir?

Dhawankhan Jagir is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 4 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 029242, and it covers 105 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 594 people in Dhawankhan Jagir: 310 men and 284 women, living in 129 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 105 hectares, the population density works out to about 565 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 188 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75 per cent and women at 69.8 per cent. The census recorded 223 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 223 main workers, the largest group, 125, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 61 agricultural labourers and 36 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhawankhan Jagir's land. Of the village's 105 hectares, 87 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (87 hectares). About 19 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 36 cultivators and 61 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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

Dhawankhan Jagir is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhawakhan Nishan, Dhaliwal Dona, Wadala Kalan and Mansurwal Dona.

What is the population of Dhawankhan Jagir?

The population of Dhawankhan Jagir was 594 at the 2011 census, living in 129 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Dhawankhan Jagir have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhawankhan Jagir has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.