Dhul Nauਧੁਲ ਨੌ

Where is Dhul Nau?

Dhul Nau is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Khem Karan, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Valtoha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038105, and it covers 151 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 176 people in Dhul Nau: 89 men and 87 women, living in 35 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 151 hectares, the population density works out to about 117 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 978 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 40, about 23 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 28 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 53.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 58.57 per cent and women at 48.48 per cent. The census recorded 56 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 52 main workers, the largest group, 42, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 8 agricultural labourers and 1 household industry workers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhul Nau's land. Of the village's 151 hectares, 130 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (93 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (37 hectares). About 19 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 43 cultivators and 9 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had its own post office. 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

Dhul Nau is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Khem Karan, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mastgarh, Kals and Nurwala.

What is the population of Dhul Nau?

The population of Dhul Nau was 176 at the 2011 census, living in 35 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Dhul Nau have?

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