Doburjiਦੋਬੁਰਜੀ

Where is Doburji?

Doburji is a village of Dera Baba Nanak tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028891, and it covers 150 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 396 people in Doburji: 218 men and 178 women, living in 75 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 150 hectares, the population density works out to about 264 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 817 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 47, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 26 people, about 7 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.23 per cent and women at 60.39 per cent. The census recorded 145 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 110 main workers, the largest group, 57, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 50 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 35 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 150 hectares, 128 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 98 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (98 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 51 cultivators and 3 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Doburji is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shakri, Nabi Nagar, Rahimabad and Gowara.

What is the population of Doburji?

The population of Doburji was 396 at the 2011 census, living in 75 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Doburji have?

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