Dattaਦੱਟਾ

Where is Datta?

Datta is a village in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Moga, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034036, and it covers 603 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,260 people in Datta: 1,207 men and 1,053 women, living in 429 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 603 hectares, the population density works out to about 375 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 872 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 234, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,018 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.76 per cent and women at 64.38 per cent. The census recorded 703 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 624 main workers, the largest group, 244, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 210 cultivators on their own land and 162 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 79 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Datta's land. Of the village's 603 hectares, 538 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (38 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (500 hectares). About 65 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 234 cultivators and 262 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 middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Datta is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Moga, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhinder Kalan.

What is the population of Datta?

The population of Datta was 2,260 at the 2011 census, living in 429 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Datta have?

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