Dham, Kapurthala
Dham is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Dham. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative.
Dham | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Dham Location in Punjab, India  Dham Dham (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31.438778°N 75.383481°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Kapurthala |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 592 |
| Sex ratio 309/283♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| • Other spoken | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144601 |
| Telephone code | 01822 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Vehicle registration | PB-09 |
| Website | kapurthala |
Demography
According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Dham has a total number of 110 houses and population of 592 of which include 309 males and 283 females. Literacy rate of Dham is 80.34%, higher than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 58 which is 9.80% of total population of Dham, and child sex ratio is approximately 1000, higher than state average of 846.
Caste
The village has schedule caste (SC) constitutes 37.33% of total population of the village and it doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population,[1]
Population data
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total No. of Houses | 110 | - | - |
| Population | 592 | 309 | 283 |
| Child (0-6) | 58 | 29 | 29 |
| Schedule Caste | 221 | 122 | 99 |
| Schedule Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Literacy | 80.34 % | 82.86 % | 77.56 % |
| Total Workers | 90 | 40 | 50 |
| Main Worker | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal Worker | 15 | 9 | 6 |
Air travel connectivity
The closest airport to the village is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.