Kaler Dhaiwalaਕਲੇਰ ਢਾਏਵਾਲਾ

Where is Kaler Dhaiwala?

Kaler Dhaiwala is a village of Khadur Sahib 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 Chohla Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038252, and it covers 96 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 168 people in Kaler Dhaiwala: 89 men and 79 women, living in 26 households, an average of about 6.5 people per household. Spread over its 96 hectares, the population density works out to about 175 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 888 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 30, about 18 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 36 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.66 per cent and women at 63.38 per cent. The census recorded 51 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 49 main workers, the largest group, 32, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 14 agricultural labourers and 3 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kaler Dhaiwala's land. Of the village's 96 hectares, 90 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (90 hectares). About 6 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 32 cultivators and 16 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Kaler Dhaiwala is reached by pucca, all-weather 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. Khadur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jama Rai, Bhail Dhaiwala, Dalawalpur and Manak Deke.

What is the population of Kaler Dhaiwala?

The population of Kaler Dhaiwala was 168 at the 2011 census, living in 26 households in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Kaler Dhaiwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Kaler Dhaiwala has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.