Dataਦਟਾ

Where is Data?

Data is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030676, and it covers 105 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 842 people in Data: 411 men and 431 women, living in 203 households, an average of about 4.1 people per household. Spread over its 105 hectares, the population density works out to about 802 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1049 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 80, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 353 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.06 per cent and women at 81.59 per cent. The census recorded 219 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 142 main workers, the largest group, 94, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 44 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 77 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Data's land. Of the village's 105 hectares, 94 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (94 hectares). About 11 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 44 cultivators and 9 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. The village had its own post office. 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

Data is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khokhar, Bassi Jajal Khan, Raipur and Dhadiala.

What is the population of Data?

The population of Data was 842 at the 2011 census, living in 203 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Data have?

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