Dibkuਦਿਬਕੁ

Where is Dibku?

Dibku is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and is served by the Dibbu gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027598, and it covers 146 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 534 people in Dibku: 285 men and 249 women, living in 101 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 146 hectares, the population density works out to about 366 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 874 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 64, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 98 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.83 per cent and women at 78.03 per cent. The census recorded 142 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 140 main workers, the largest group, 101, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 28 cultivators on their own land and 11 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dibku's land. Of the village's 146 hectares, 136 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (84 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (52 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 28 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Dibku is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 16 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ladpalwan, Jhako Lahri, Kanwan and Dhalorian.

What is the population of Dibku?

The population of Dibku was 534 at the 2011 census, living in 101 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Dibku have?

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