Dhalatarਧਲਟਰ

Where is Dhalatar?

Dhalatar is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 32 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bamial community development block and is served by the Palah gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027692, and it covers 28 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 25 people in Dhalatar: 12 men and 13 women, living in 5 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 28 hectares, the population density works out to about 89 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1083 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 50 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 55.56 per cent and women at 46.15 per cent. The census recorded 10 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 10 main workers, the largest group, 7, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 agricultural labourers and 1 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhalatar's land. Of the village's 28 hectares, 26 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (19 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (7 hectares). About 2 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 7 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhalatar is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 32 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Palah, Bhupalpur, Gohla and Kotli Jawahar.

What is the population of Dhalatar?

The population of Dhalatar was 25 at the 2011 census, living in 5 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Dhalatar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhalatar has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.