Daulo Araianਦੌਲੋ ਅਰਾਈਆਂ

Where is Daulo Araian?

Daulo Araian is a village in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029268, and it covers 91 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 103 people in Daulo Araian: 61 men and 42 women, living in 21 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 91 hectares, the population density works out to about 113 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 689 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, about 4 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.21 per cent and women at 76.19 per cent. The census recorded 35 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 35 main workers, the largest group, 17, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 15 cultivators on their own land and 3 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Daulo Araian's land. Of the village's 91 hectares, 80 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 15 cultivators and 17 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Daulo Araian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gosal, Araianwala, Waryah Dona and Madho Jhanda.

What is the population of Daulo Araian?

The population of Daulo Araian was 103 at the 2011 census, living in 21 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Daulo Araian have?

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