Dhandhuaਧਂਧੁਅ

Where is Dhandhua?

Dhandhua is a village of Banga tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Banga, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Banga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032174, and it covers 208 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 474 people in Dhandhua: 247 men and 227 women, living in 104 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 208 hectares, the population density works out to about 228 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 919 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 58, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 329 people, about 69 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.76 per cent and women at 73.1 per cent. The census recorded 133 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 132 main workers, the largest group, 104, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 19 cultivators on their own land and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhandhua's land. Of the village's 208 hectares, 174 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (174 hectares). About 34 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 19 cultivators and 8 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhandhua is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Banga, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Banga, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Bilgan, Lalpur, Nurpur and Langeri.

What is the population of Dhandhua?

The population of Dhandhua was 474 at the 2011 census, living in 104 households in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Dhandhua have?

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