Daulatpurਦੌਲਟਪੁਰ

Where is Daulatpur?

Daulatpur is a village of Jalandhar East tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (East) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030250, and it covers 121 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 637 people in Daulatpur: 311 men and 326 women, living in 137 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 121 hectares, the population density works out to about 526 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1048 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 439 people, about 69 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.37 per cent and women at 71.67 per cent. The census recorded 242 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 204 main workers, the largest group, 162, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 35 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 38 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Daulatpur's land. Of the village's 121 hectares, 109 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (109 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. With 35 cultivators and 6 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and 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 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Daulatpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 7 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 Chak Daulatpur, Salarpur and Raipur.

What is the population of Daulatpur?

The population of Daulatpur was 637 at the 2011 census, living in 137 households in Jalandhar East tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Daulatpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Daulatpur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.