Wadali Dogranਵਡਾਲੀ ਡੋਗਰਾਂ

Where is Wadali Dogran?

Wadali Dogran is a village of Amritsar I tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jandiala, about 6 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 037552, and it covers 190 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,422 people in Wadali Dogran: 785 men and 637 women, living in 242 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 190 hectares, the population density works out to about 748 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 811 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 180, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 905 people, about 64 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.45 per cent and women at 62.46 per cent. The census recorded 574 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 279 main workers, the largest group, 113, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 92 cultivators on their own land and 69 agricultural labourers. A further 295 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Wadali Dogran's land. Of the village's 190 hectares, 167 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (93 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (74 hectares). About 23 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 101 cultivators and 338 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.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Wadali Dogran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Jandiala, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Amritsar I, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rakh Devi Dasspura, Talwandi Dogran, Wadala Johal and Malakpur (Amritsar I).

What is the population of Wadali Dogran?

The population of Wadali Dogran was 1,422 at the 2011 census, living in 242 households in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Wadali Dogran have?

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