Dabwali Dhabਡਬਵਾਲੀ ਧਬ

Where is Dabwali Dhab?

Dabwali Dhab is a village of Malout tehsil in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malout, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malout community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035243, and it covers 930 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,110 people in Dabwali Dhab: 1,120 men and 990 women, living in 389 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 930 hectares, the population density works out to about 227 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 884 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 197, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 720 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.2 per cent and women at 64.23 per cent. The census recorded 830 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 726 main workers, the largest group, 326, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 228 agricultural labourers and 165 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 104 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dabwali Dhab's land. Of the village's 930 hectares, 860 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (860 hectares). About 50 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 344 cultivators and 286 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, 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dabwali Dhab is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malout, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Malout, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Burj Sidhwan, Gurusar Jodha, Kolianwali and Pakki Tibbi.

What is the population of Dabwali Dhab?

The population of Dabwali Dhab was 2,110 at the 2011 census, living in 389 households in Malout tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Dabwali Dhab have?

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