Daulatpurਦੌਲਤਪੁਰ

Where is Daulatpur?

Daulatpur is a village of Bassi Pathana tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sirhind, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khera community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032535, and it covers 63 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 150 people in Daulatpur: 86 men and 64 women, living in 30 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 63 hectares, the population density works out to about 238 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 744 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 26 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.46 per cent and women at 71.93 per cent. The census recorded 55 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 54 main workers, the largest group, 34, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 11 agricultural labourers and 7 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Daulatpur's land. Of the village's 63 hectares, 56 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (56 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 34 cultivators and 12 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Daulatpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sirhind, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bassi Pathana, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Patton, Pawala, Tajpura and Bhagatpura.

What is the population of Daulatpur?

The population of Daulatpur was 150 at the 2011 census, living in 30 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Daulatpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Daulatpur has a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.