Daulowalਦੌਲੋਵਾਲ

Where is Daulowal?

Daulowal is a village in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Begowal, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nadala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029056, and it covers 64 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 275 people in Daulowal: 131 men and 144 women, living in 64 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 64 hectares, the population density works out to about 430 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1099 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 39, about 14 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 70.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.14 per cent and women at 65.65 per cent. The census recorded 91 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 63 main workers, the largest group, 26, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 20 household industry workers and 9 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Daulowal's land. Of the village's 64 hectares, 57 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (57 hectares). About 7 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 29 cultivators and 9 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Daulowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Begowal, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bhulath, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Miani Bhagu Purian, Chak Purana, Chak Som and Fatehgarh Sikri.

What is the population of Daulowal?

The population of Daulowal was 275 at the 2011 census, living in 64 households in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Daulowal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Daulowal has government schools from primary to middle school level. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.