Dhaulpurਧੌਲਪੁਰ

Where is Dhaulpur?

Dhaulpur is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 3 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 028737, and it covers 192 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,507 people in Dhaulpur: 762 men and 745 women, living in 310 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 192 hectares, the population density works out to about 785 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 978 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 184, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 523 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.39 per cent and women at 68.76 per cent. The census recorded 420 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 391 main workers, the largest group, 233, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 143 cultivators on their own land and 11 agricultural labourers. A further 29 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhaulpur's land. Of the village's 192 hectares, 184 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (121 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (63 hectares). About 8 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 154 cultivators and 11 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Dhaulpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Batala, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rikhia, Ahmadabad, Tawandi Lal Singh and Shampur.

What is the population of Dhaulpur?

The population of Dhaulpur was 1,507 at the 2011 census, living in 310 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Dhaulpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhaulpur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.