Dhakoran Khurdਧਕੋਰਨ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Dhakoran Khurd?

Dhakoran Khurd is a village in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kurali, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039081, and it covers 87 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 231 people in Dhakoran Khurd: 125 men and 106 women, living in 41 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 87 hectares, the population density works out to about 266 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 848 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.45 per cent and women at 84.54 per cent. The census recorded 71 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 70 main workers, the largest group, 49, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 20 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhakoran Khurd's land. Of the village's 87 hectares, 64 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 62 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (62 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 50 cultivators and 1 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 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhakoran Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kurali, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Phantwan, Bazidpur, Teur and Boothgarh.

What is the population of Dhakoran Khurd?

The population of Dhakoran Khurd was 231 at the 2011 census, living in 41 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Dhakoran Khurd have?

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