Dagana Khurdਦਗਨਾ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Dagana Khurd?

Dagana Khurd is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Dagana--Khurd gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031572, and it covers 139 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 118 people in Dagana Khurd: 63 men and 55 women, living in 24 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 139 hectares, the population density works out to about 85 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 873 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 15 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 91.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 96.55 per cent and women at 86.54 per cent. The census recorded 32 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 31 main workers, the largest group, 22, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 8 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dagana Khurd's land. Of the village's 139 hectares, 74 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 25 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (25 hectares). About 65 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 22 cultivators and 1 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.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dagana Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dagana Kalan, Hardo Khanpur, Fatehgarh Niara and Akhlaspur.

What is the population of Dagana Khurd?

The population of Dagana Khurd was 118 at the 2011 census, living in 24 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Dagana Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dagana Khurd has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.