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Where is Dhadewari?

Dhadewari is a village of Malerkotla tehsil in Malerkotla district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Malerkotla, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Malerkotla-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039455, and it covers 119 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 468 people in Dhadewari: 246 men and 222 women, living in 95 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 119 hectares, the population density works out to about 393 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 902 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 143 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.47 per cent and women at 65.38 per cent. The census recorded 213 workers, about 46 per cent of the village. Of the 182 main workers, the largest group, 120, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 36 cultivators on their own land and 25 agricultural labourers. A further 31 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhadewari's land. Of the village's 119 hectares, 110 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (110 hectares). About 9 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 36 cultivators and 27 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhadewari is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Malerkotla, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Malerkotla, the tehsil headquarters, and Malerkotla town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Man Majra, Hussainpura, Akhtiarpura and Bir Amamgarh.

What is the population of Dhadewari?

The population of Dhadewari was 468 at the 2011 census, living in 95 households in Malerkotla tehsil of Malerkotla district.

What facilities does Dhadewari have?

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