Dasupurਦਸੂਪੁਰ

Where is Dasupur?

Dasupur 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 Rahimpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030494, and it covers 80 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 112 people in Dasupur: 60 men and 52 women, living in 21 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 80 hectares, the population density works out to about 140 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 867 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 47 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.28 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.79 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 37 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 30 main workers, the largest group, 13, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 11 cultivators on their own land and 6 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dasupur's land. Of the village's 80 hectares, 74 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (74 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 12 cultivators and 19 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Dasupur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 11 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 Daffarwal, Rahimpur (Jalandhar II), Rasulpur Brahmna and Musapur.

What is the population of Dasupur?

The population of Dasupur was 112 at the 2011 census, living in 21 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Dasupur have?

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