Dhabaliਧਬਲੀ

Where is Dhabali?

Dhabali is a village in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kharar, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kharar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039106, and it covers 178 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 669 people in Dhabali: 342 men and 327 women, living in 129 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 178 hectares, the population density works out to about 376 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 956 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 65, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 254 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.84 per cent and women at 79.33 per cent. The census recorded 209 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 209 main workers, the largest group, 106, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 101 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhabali's land. Of the village's 178 hectares, 178 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 124 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (124 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 106 cultivators and 2 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhabali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kharar, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ghoga, Dharak Kalan, Garanga and Dharak Khurd.

What is the population of Dhabali?

The population of Dhabali was 669 at the 2011 census, living in 129 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Dhabali have?

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