Dhareri Jattanਧਰੇਰੀ ਜੱਟਾਂ

Where is Dhareri Jattan?

Dhareri Jattan is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036499, and it covers 353 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,167 people in Dhareri Jattan: 625 men and 542 women, living in 216 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 353 hectares, the population density works out to about 331 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 867 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 120, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 321 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.45 per cent and women at 69.82 per cent. The census recorded 352 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 303 main workers, the largest group, 133, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 117 cultivators on their own land and 36 agricultural labourers. A further 49 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhareri Jattan's land. Of the village's 353 hectares, 316 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (316 hectares). About 37 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 117 cultivators and 42 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhareri Jattan is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patiala, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Alampur, Muradpur, Multanpur and Chamarheri.

What is the population of Dhareri Jattan?

The population of Dhareri Jattan was 1,167 at the 2011 census, living in 216 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Dhareri Jattan have?

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