Dharamgarh (239)ਧਰਮਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Dharamgarh?

Dharamgarh is a village in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039237, and it covers 384 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,367 people in Dharamgarh: 1,263 men and 1,104 women, living in 461 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 384 hectares, the population density works out to about 616 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 874 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 229, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 247 people, about 10 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.55 per cent and women at 74.97 per cent. The census recorded 925 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 752 main workers, the largest group, 376, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 280 cultivators on their own land and 69 agricultural labourers. A further 173 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dharamgarh's land. Of the village's 384 hectares, 331 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (120 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (211 hectares). About 51 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 289 cultivators and 128 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 9 hours a day.

Getting there

Dharamgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Azizpur, Dangdehra, Sadhanpur and Mandi.

What is the population of Dharamgarh?

The population of Dharamgarh was 2,367 at the 2011 census, living in 461 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Dharamgarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dharamgarh has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.