Dataਦਟਾ

Where is Data?

Data is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030830, and it covers 69 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 290 people in Data: 145 men and 145 women, living in 58 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 69 hectares, the population density works out to about 420 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 27, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 170 people, about 59 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 91.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 98.47 per cent and women at 84.85 per cent. The census recorded 75 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 75 main workers, the largest group, 34, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 22 cultivators on their own land and 19 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Data's land. Of the village's 69 hectares, 43 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (43 hectares). About 26 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 22 cultivators and 34 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Data is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dasua, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khokhar Dawa Khri, Bhana, Kumpur and Argowal.

What is the population of Data?

The population of Data was 290 at the 2011 census, living in 58 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Data have?

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