Devi Dasspuraਦੇਵੀ ਦੱਸਪੁਰਾ

Where is Devi Dasspura?

Devi Dasspura is a village of Amritsar I tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jandiala, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jandiala Guru community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037549, and it covers 485 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,818 people in Devi Dasspura: 1,453 men and 1,365 women, living in 518 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 485 hectares, the population density works out to about 581 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 939 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 329, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,311 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.7 per cent and women at 63.39 per cent. The census recorded 1,143 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 892 main workers, the largest group, 365, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 331 other workers in trade, transport and services and 177 cultivators on their own land. A further 251 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Devi Dasspura's land. Of the village's 485 hectares, 420 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (102 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (318 hectares). About 65 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 203 cultivators and 415 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Devi Dasspura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jandiala, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Amritsar I, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Meharbanpur, Wadala Johal, Nijjarpura and Rakh Devi Dasspura.

What is the population of Devi Dasspura?

The population of Devi Dasspura was 2,818 at the 2011 census, living in 518 households in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Devi Dasspura have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Devi Dasspura has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.