Doburjiਦੋਬੁਰਜੀ

Where is Doburji?

Doburji is a village of Tarn Taran tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tarn Taran community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037876, and it covers 346 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,293 people in Doburji: 1,227 men and 1,066 women, living in 421 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 346 hectares, the population density works out to about 663 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 869 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 241, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 569 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.93 per cent and women at 72.13 per cent. The census recorded 705 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 575 main workers, the largest group, 323, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 186 cultivators on their own land and 45 agricultural labourers. A further 130 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Doburji's land. Of the village's 346 hectares, 295 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (257 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (38 hectares). About 51 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 192 cultivators and 87 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 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 health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Doburji is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rataul, Khara, Kotli and Kot Dasaundi Mal.

What is the population of Doburji?

The population of Doburji was 2,293 at the 2011 census, living in 421 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Doburji have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Doburji has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.