Dhumniwalaਧੁਂਨੀਵਾਲਾ

Where is Dhumniwala?

Dhumniwala is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patti community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038196, and it covers 82 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 450 people in Dhumniwala: 228 men and 222 women, living in 72 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 82 hectares, the population density works out to about 549 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 974 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 56, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 113 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.9 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.02 per cent and women at 53.19 per cent. The census recorded 132 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 98 main workers, the largest group, 67, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 27 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 34 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhumniwala's land. Of the village's 82 hectares, 74 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 72 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (72 hectares). About 8 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 67 cultivators and 37 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhumniwala is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Patti, about 17 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 Bhanike, Sito Mah Jhungian, Gadhaike and Sito Nauabad.

What is the population of Dhumniwala?

The population of Dhumniwala was 450 at the 2011 census, living in 72 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Dhumniwala have?

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