Dheruਧੇਰੁ

Where is Dheru?

Dheru is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and is served by the Dharuh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038361, and it covers 73 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 199 people in Dheru: 107 men and 92 women, living in 45 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 73 hectares, the population density works out to about 273 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 860 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 19 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 65 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.16 per cent and women at 58.97 per cent. The census recorded 62 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 41 main workers, the largest group, 33, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 7 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 21 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dheru's land. Of the village's 73 hectares, 46 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 3 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (3 hectares). About 19 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 7 cultivators and 1 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.

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

Dheru is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 4 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 Barari, Basowal, Sajmour and Paili Khurd.

What is the population of Dheru?

The population of Dheru was 199 at the 2011 census, living in 45 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Dheru have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dheru has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.