Dahirpurਦਹਿਰਪੁਰ

Where is Dahirpur?

Dahirpur is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurpur Bedi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038498, and it covers 166 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 545 people in Dahirpur: 288 men and 257 women, living in 89 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 166 hectares, the population density works out to about 328 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 892 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 62, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 91 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.23 per cent and women at 65.64 per cent. The census recorded 130 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 126 main workers, the largest group, 49, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 43 cultivators on their own land and 29 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dahirpur's land. Of the village's 166 hectares, 118 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 112 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (112 hectares). About 36 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 43 cultivators and 53 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had 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

Dahirpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Batarla, Madhopur, Tibba Tapprian and Abiana Kalan.

What is the population of Dahirpur?

The population of Dahirpur was 545 at the 2011 census, living in 89 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Dahirpur have?

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