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Where is Dhindsa?

Dhindsa is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028067, and it covers 102 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 755 people in Dhindsa: 391 men and 364 women, living in 140 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 102 hectares, the population density works out to about 740 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 931 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 118, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.29 per cent and women at 51.46 per cent. The census recorded 240 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 239 main workers, the largest group, 121, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 86 cultivators on their own land and 32 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhindsa's land. Of the village's 102 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 (56 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 86 cultivators and 122 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhindsa is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Batala, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Waraich (437), Bhaika Pind and Johal Nangal.

What is the population of Dhindsa?

The population of Dhindsa was 755 at the 2011 census, living in 140 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Dhindsa have?

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