Dhirpurਧਿਰਪੁਰ

Where is Dhirpur?

Dhirpur is a village in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Banur, about 10 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 039214, and it covers 51 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 320 people in Dhirpur: 169 men and 151 women, living in 57 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 51 hectares, the population density works out to about 627 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 893 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 41, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 6 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.03 per cent and women at 81.34 per cent. The census recorded 112 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 111 main workers, the largest group, 76, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 22 other workers in trade, transport and services and 11 household industry workers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhirpur's land. Of the village's 51 hectares, 51 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (51 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 76 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhirpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Banur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. SAS Nagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gudana, Dhelpur, Nogiari and Gobindgarh.

What is the population of Dhirpur?

The population of Dhirpur was 320 at the 2011 census, living in 57 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Dhirpur have?

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