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 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031431, and it covers 77 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 138 people in Daulowal: 65 men and 73 women, living in 30 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 77 hectares, the population density works out to about 179 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1123 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 104 people, about 75 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.72 per cent and women at 83.33 per cent. The census recorded 40 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 19 main workers, the largest group, 11, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 5 cultivators on their own land and 2 household industry workers. A further 21 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 77 hectares, 56 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (56 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. The census recorded 6 cultivators and 10 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.

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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Daulowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Goraya, Badala, Hazipur and Baich.

What is the population of Daulowal?

The population of Daulowal was 138 at the 2011 census, living in 30 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Daulowal have?

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