Damudarpurਦਮੁਡਰਪੁਰ

Where is Damudarpur?

Damudarpur is a village of Jalandhar East tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (East) community development block and is served by the Talhan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030261, and it covers 93 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 26 people in Damudarpur: 15 men and 11 women, living in 6 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 93 hectares, the population density works out to about 28 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 733 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 19 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 8 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.9 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 63.64 per cent and women at 60 per cent. The census recorded 8 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 7 main workers, the largest group, 7, were other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Damudarpur's land. Of the village's 93 hectares, 87 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (12 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (75 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded no cultivators of their own land in the village, but 1 agricultural labourers, who work on farms in and around the village.

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 ASHA health worker.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Damudarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalandhar East, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Semi, Paras Rampur, Kot Kalan and Kotli Than Singh.

What is the population of Damudarpur?

The population of Damudarpur was 26 at the 2011 census, living in 6 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Damudarpur have?

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