Dholowalਧੋਲੋਵਲ

Where is Dholowal?

Dholowal 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 5 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 038367, and it covers 16 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 33 people in Dholowal: 17 men and 16 women, living in 7 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 16 hectares, the population density works out to about 206 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 941 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 0, about 0 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 96.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 93.75 per cent. The census recorded 11 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 11 main workers, the largest group, 10, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 1 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dholowal's land. Of the village's 16 hectares, 14 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. About 2 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 1 cultivators and 0 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Dholowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 5 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 Mangewal, Khamera, Paili Kalan and Kukowal.

What is the population of Dholowal?

The population of Dholowal was 33 at the 2011 census, living in 7 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Dholowal have?

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