Daudpurਦੌਡਪੁਰ

Where is Daudpur?

Daudpur is a village of Jalandhar West tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bhogpur, about 19 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Adampur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030585, and it covers 107 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 205 people in Daudpur: 116 men and 89 women, living in 39 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 107 hectares, the population density works out to about 192 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 767 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 21, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 182 people, about 89 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.33 per cent and women at 81.01 per cent. The census recorded 66 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 65 main workers, the largest group, 28, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 27 other workers in trade, transport and services and 7 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Daudpur's land. Of the village's 107 hectares, 102 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (102 hectares). About 5 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 7 cultivators and 28 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. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Daudpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Bhogpur, about 19 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shaffipur, Mahaddipur, Pandori Nijran and Sarobad.

What is the population of Daudpur?

The population of Daudpur was 205 at the 2011 census, living in 39 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Daudpur have?

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