Dhudianwalaਧੁਡਿਆਂਵਾਲਾ

Where is Dhudianwala?

Dhudianwala is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 6 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 029286, and it covers 381 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,167 people in Dhudianwala: 1,669 men and 1,498 women, living in 686 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 381 hectares, the population density works out to about 831 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 898 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 389, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 642 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.48 per cent and women at 78.46 per cent. The census recorded 1,009 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 993 main workers, the largest group, 574, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 218 agricultural labourers and 197 cultivators on their own land. A further 16 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhudianwala's land. Of the village's 381 hectares, 272 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (272 hectares). About 108 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 203 cultivators and 220 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 middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhudianwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 6 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 Brindpur, Rawal, Bibri and Lodhi Bholana.

What is the population of Dhudianwala?

The population of Dhudianwala was 3,167 at the 2011 census, living in 686 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Dhudianwala have?

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