Dialpuraਦਿਆਲਪੁਰਾ

Where is Dialpura?

Dialpura is a village in Amargarh tehsil of Malerkotla district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039533, and it covers 327 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 188 people in Dialpura: 100 men and 88 women, living in 41 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 327 hectares, the population density works out to about 57 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 880 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 20, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 9 people, about 5 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.74 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.65 per cent and women at 87.34 per cent. The census recorded 64 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 64 main workers, the largest group, 51, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 9 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dialpura's land. Of the village's 327 hectares, 289 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (40 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (249 hectares). About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 51 cultivators and 4 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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 and an internet common service centre. 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

Dialpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Amargarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sampurangarh, Jhundan, Daulatpur and Jhall.

What is the population of Dialpura?

The population of Dialpura was 188 at the 2011 census, living in 41 households in Amargarh tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Dialpura have?

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