Dharamkot Baggaਧਰਮਕੋਟ ਬੱਗਾ

Where is Dharamkot Bagga?

Dharamkot Bagga is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Batala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028762, and it covers 222 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,379 people in Dharamkot Bagga: 1,768 men and 1,611 women, living in 664 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 222 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,522 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 426, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 882 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.59 per cent and women at 63.21 per cent. The census recorded 1,245 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 1,214 main workers, the largest group, 1,046, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 94 cultivators on their own land and 57 household industry workers. A further 31 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dharamkot Bagga's land. Of the village's 222 hectares, 185 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (185 hectares). About 37 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 96 cultivators and 17 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, 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. The village had a sub post office. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Dharamkot Bagga is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Qila Lal Singh, Balewal, Bhagowal and Taragarh.

What is the population of Dharamkot Bagga?

The population of Dharamkot Bagga was 3,379 at the 2011 census, living in 664 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Dharamkot Bagga have?

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