Dogarpurਦੋਗਰਪੁਰ

Where is Dogarpur?

Dogarpur is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031972, and it covers 73 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 535 people in Dogarpur: 268 men and 267 women, living in 121 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 73 hectares, the population density works out to about 733 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 996 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 237 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.65 per cent and women at 75.59 per cent. The census recorded 138 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 97 main workers, the largest group, 72, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 25 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 41 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dogarpur's land. Of the village's 73 hectares, 61 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (61 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 73 cultivators and 2 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. 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 a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Dogarpur is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chahalpur, Dagam, Mohanwal and Fatehpur Kalan.

What is the population of Dogarpur?

The population of Dogarpur was 535 at the 2011 census, living in 121 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Dogarpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dogarpur has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.