Duggal Dawa Khriਦੁੱਗਲ ਦਵਾ ਖਰੀ

Where is Duggal Dawa Khri?

Duggal Dawa Khri is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Duggal--Dawa--Khri gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030824, and it covers 93 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 625 people in Duggal Dawa Khri: 336 men and 289 women, living in 133 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 93 hectares, the population density works out to about 672 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 860 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 63, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 500 people, about 80 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.29 per cent and women at 70.9 per cent. The census recorded 162 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 162 main workers, the largest group, 154, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 5 agricultural labourers and 3 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Duggal Dawa Khri's land. Of the village's 93 hectares, 69 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (69 hectares). About 24 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 3 cultivators and 5 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre. 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 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Duggal Dawa Khri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 8 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 Khun Khun Khurd, Gambhowal, Rajpur and Tulluwal.

What is the population of Duggal Dawa Khri?

The population of Duggal Dawa Khri was 625 at the 2011 census, living in 133 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Duggal Dawa Khri have?

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