Dyalਦਯਲ

Where is Dyal?

Dyal is a village in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Naushera Pannuan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037964, and it covers 211 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 968 people in Dyal: 490 men and 478 women, living in 160 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 211 hectares, the population density works out to about 459 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 976 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 133, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 639 people, about 66 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.95 per cent and women at 53.11 per cent. The census recorded 286 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 273 main workers, the largest group, 160, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 70 cultivators on their own land and 36 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dyal's land. Of the village's 211 hectares, 163 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (163 hectares). About 32 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 71 cultivators and 164 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, 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. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Dyal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sheron, Piddi, Usman and Chatala.

What is the population of Dyal?

The population of Dyal was 968 at the 2011 census, living in 160 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Dyal have?

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