Dhiganaਧਿਗਨਾ

Where is Dhigana?

Dhigana is a village of Muktsar tehsil in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Muktsar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035366, and it covers 853 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,779 people in Dhigana: 911 men and 868 women, living in 360 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 853 hectares, the population density works out to about 209 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 953 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 191, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 882 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.29 per cent and women at 58.25 per cent. The census recorded 610 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 490 main workers, the largest group, 166, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 162 cultivators on their own land and 155 agricultural labourers. A further 120 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhigana's land. Of the village's 853 hectares, 768 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (768 hectares). About 48 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 163 cultivators and 236 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhigana is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Muktsar, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sotha, Chak Duhewala and Mehrajwala.

What is the population of Dhigana?

The population of Dhigana was 1,779 at the 2011 census, living in 360 households in Muktsar tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Dhigana have?

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