Dholਧੋਲ

Where is Dhol?

Dhol 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 S.A.S. Nagar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kharar community development block and is served by the Mauli Baidvan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039171, and it covers 71 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 259 people in Dhol: 145 men and 114 women, living in 64 households, an average of about 4.0 people per household. Spread over its 71 hectares, the population density works out to about 365 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 786 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 62, about 24 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 12 people, about 5 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 56.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.47 per cent and women at 40.7 per cent. The census recorded 126 workers, about 49 per cent of the village. Of the 123 main workers, the largest group, 107, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 15 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhol's land. Of the village's 71 hectares, 34 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (34 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. With 16 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhol is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Sambalki, Sukhgarh, Nanu Majra and Manak Majra.

What is the population of Dhol?

The population of Dhol was 259 at the 2011 census, living in 64 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Dhol have?

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