Daffarwalਦਫਫਰਵਾਲ

Where is Daffarwal?

Daffarwal is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and is served by the Rasulpur Brahmna gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030493, and it covers 163 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 57 people in Daffarwal: 28 men and 29 women, living in 11 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 163 hectares, the population density works out to about 35 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1036 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 57 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88 per cent and women at 89.29 per cent. The census recorded 18 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 18 main workers, the largest group, 18, were other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Daffarwal's land. Of the village's 163 hectares, 155 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (155 hectares). About 8 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 0 cultivators and 0 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. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Daffarwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rasulpur Brahmna, Dasupur, Dugri and Rahimpur (Jalandhar II).

What is the population of Daffarwal?

The population of Daffarwal was 57 at the 2011 census, living in 11 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Daffarwal have?

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