Dhaneraਧਨੇਰਾ

Where is Dhanera?

Dhanera is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038406, and it covers 84 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 116 people in Dhanera: 60 men and 56 women, living in 14 households, an average of about 8.3 people per household. Spread over its 84 hectares, the population density works out to about 137 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 933 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 19 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.77 per cent and women at 53.06 per cent. The census recorded 35 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 31 main workers, the largest group, 18, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 10 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 household industry workers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhanera's land. Of the village's 84 hectares, 14 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 12 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (12 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 19 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. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Dhanera is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Mohiwal, Lakher, Tarapur and Samlah.

What is the population of Dhanera?

The population of Dhanera was 116 at the 2011 census, living in 14 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Dhanera have?

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