Dalਦਲ

Where is Dal?

Dal is a village in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 27 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhikhiwind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038055, and it covers 1,541 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,039 people in Dal: 2,122 men and 1,917 women, living in 765 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 1,541 hectares, the population density works out to about 262 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 903 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 502, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,494 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 57.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.82 per cent and women at 52.02 per cent. The census recorded 1,411 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 923 main workers, the largest group, 500, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 261 agricultural labourers and 158 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 488 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dal's land. Of the village's 1,541 hectares, 1,321 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,321 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 555 cultivators and 455 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Dal is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patti, about 27 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dalairi, Wan, Kalsian Khurd and Mari Kamboke.

What is the population of Dal?

The population of Dal was 4,039 at the 2011 census, living in 765 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Dal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dal has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.