Daryapurਦਰਯਾਪੁਰ

Where is Daryapur?

Daryapur is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and is served by the Athaula gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030440, and it covers 109 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 82 people in Daryapur: 42 men and 40 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 6.3 people per household. Spread over its 109 hectares, the population density works out to about 75 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 952 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 30, about 37 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 5 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 19.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 17.86 per cent and women at 20.83 per cent. The census recorded 34 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 23 main workers, the largest group, 20, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Daryapur's land. Of the village's 109 hectares, 82 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (11 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (71 hectares). About 27 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. The census recorded 1 cultivators and 31 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. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Daryapur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Siawal, Bagota, Ali Chak and Naranwali.

What is the population of Daryapur?

The population of Daryapur was 82 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Daryapur have?

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