Dugriਦੁਗਰੀ

Where is Dugri?

Dugri is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dorangala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027944, and it covers 264 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,545 people in Dugri: 767 men and 778 women, living in 296 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 264 hectares, the population density works out to about 585 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1014 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 185, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 165 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.79 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.63 per cent and women at 71.99 per cent. The census recorded 357 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 298 main workers, the largest group, 117, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 90 other workers in trade, transport and services and 83 agricultural labourers. A further 59 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dugri's land. Of the village's 264 hectares, 2 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 123 cultivators and 95 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 village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dugri is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Qadianwali, Adi, Umarpur Kalan and Baupur Afganan.

What is the population of Dugri?

The population of Dugri was 1,545 at the 2011 census, living in 296 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Dugri have?

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