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Where is Dhalleke?

Dhalleke is a village in Moga tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Moga, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Moga-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034047, and it covers 1,177 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,921 people in Dhalleke: 3,133 men and 2,788 women, living in 1,117 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 1,177 hectares, the population density works out to about 503 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 890 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 637, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,093 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.8 per cent and women at 62.94 per cent. The census recorded 1,949 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 1,828 main workers, the largest group, 729, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 590 cultivators on their own land and 463 agricultural labourers. A further 121 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhalleke's land. Of the village's 1,177 hectares, 1,046 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 681 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (57 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (624 hectares). About 128 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 598 cultivators and 537 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhalleke is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Moga, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Moga, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khosa Pando, Moga Jitsingh, Jalal Singhwala and Bukanwala.

What is the population of Dhalleke?

The population of Dhalleke was 5,921 at the 2011 census, living in 1,117 households in Moga tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Dhalleke have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhalleke has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.