Dodwanਦੋਡਵਨ

Where is Dodwan?

Dodwan is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027799, and it covers 297 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,211 people in Dodwan: 1,148 men and 1,063 women, living in 457 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 297 hectares, the population density works out to about 744 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 926 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 213, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 769 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.56 per cent and women at 73.55 per cent. The census recorded 869 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 581 main workers, the largest group, 342, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 116 agricultural labourers and 109 cultivators on their own land. A further 288 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dodwan's land. Of the village's 297 hectares, 267 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (7 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (260 hectares). About 27 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 125 cultivators and 202 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 2 government middle schools, 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 primary health sub-centre. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dodwan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Munnanwali, Pindi Rangran, Kaira and Bahmani.

What is the population of Dodwan?

The population of Dodwan was 2,211 at the 2011 census, living in 457 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Dodwan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dodwan has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.