Daulowalਦੌਲੋਵਾਲ

Where is Daulowal?

Daulowal is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031586, and it covers 158 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 620 people in Daulowal: 330 men and 290 women, living in 119 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 158 hectares, the population density works out to about 392 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 879 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 77, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 317 people, about 51 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.31 per cent and women at 75.98 per cent. The census recorded 225 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 173 main workers, the largest group, 124, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 24 agricultural labourers and 23 cultivators on their own land. A further 52 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Daulowal's land. Of the village's 158 hectares, 132 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 116 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (116 hectares). About 11 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 30 cultivators and 40 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. 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 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Daulowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sataur, Niazian, Ghasipur and Mahndipur.

What is the population of Daulowal?

The population of Daulowal was 620 at the 2011 census, living in 119 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Daulowal have?

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