Dhulewalਧੁਲੇਵਲ

Where is Dhulewal?

Dhulewal is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033001, and it covers 246 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 592 people in Dhulewal: 321 men and 271 women, living in 102 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 246 hectares, the population density works out to about 241 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 844 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 99, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 8 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.74 per cent and women at 60.53 per cent. The census recorded 299 workers, about 51 per cent of the village. Of the 299 main workers, the largest group, 157, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 140 cultivators on their own land and 2 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhulewal's land. Of the village's 246 hectares, 100 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (100 hectares). About 146 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 0 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, 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

Dhulewal is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sherian, Mand Jodhewal, Mand Fatehgarh and Isapur.

What is the population of Dhulewal?

The population of Dhulewal was 592 at the 2011 census, living in 102 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Dhulewal have?

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