Dilawarpurਦਿਲਾਵਰਪੁਰ

Where is Dilawarpur?

Dilawarpur is a village in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rahon, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nawanshahr community development block and is served by the Dilawar Pur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032296, and it covers 96 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 263 people in Dilawarpur: 128 men and 135 women, living in 52 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 96 hectares, the population density works out to about 274 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1055 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 30, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 160 people, about 61 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.11 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.65 per cent and women at 76.67 per cent. The census recorded 85 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 84 main workers, the largest group, 48, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 36 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dilawarpur's land. Of the village's 96 hectares, 86 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (86 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 48 cultivators and 0 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. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Dilawarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rahon, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bahlur Kalan, Nilowal, Mehndipur and Sultanpur.

What is the population of Dilawarpur?

The population of Dilawarpur was 263 at the 2011 census, living in 52 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Dilawarpur have?

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