Dukhan Iyaliਦੁਖਨ ਇਯਲੀ

Where is Dukhan Iyali?

Dukhan Iyali is a village in Dhar Kalan tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhar Kalan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027377, and it covers 416 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 664 people in Dukhan Iyali: 332 men and 332 women, living in 126 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 416 hectares, the population density works out to about 160 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 100, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 145 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.04 per cent and women at 71.03 per cent. The census recorded 178 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 172 main workers, the largest group, 97, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 75 cultivators on their own land. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dukhan Iyali's land. Of the village's 416 hectares, 171 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (171 hectares). About 20 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 75 cultivators and 0 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, 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Dukhan Iyali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dhar Kalan, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sarti, Ghar, Darkua Bangla and Barsudhal.

What is the population of Dukhan Iyali?

The population of Dukhan Iyali was 664 at the 2011 census, living in 126 households in Dhar Kalan tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Dukhan Iyali have?

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