Dhalohਧਲੋਹ

Where is Dhaloh?

Dhaloh is a village in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038649, and it covers 247 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 77 people in Dhaloh: 44 men and 33 women, living in 19 households, an average of about 4.1 people per household. Spread over its 247 hectares, the population density works out to about 31 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 750 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 9, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 16 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.74 per cent and women at 58.62 per cent. The census recorded 18 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 15 main workers, the largest group, 7, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 cultivators on their own land. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhaloh's land. Of the village's 247 hectares, 46 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (46 hectares). About 201 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 3 cultivators and 8 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhaloh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sanana, Chararian, Ladhal and Dangauli.

What is the population of Dhaloh?

The population of Dhaloh was 77 at the 2011 census, living in 19 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Dhaloh have?

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