Sherpur dogranਸ਼ੇਰਪੁਰ ਦੋਗਰਨ

Where is Sherpur dogran?

Sherpur dogran is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and is served by the Chuharpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029388, and it covers 254 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 155 people in Sherpur dogran: 77 men and 78 women, living in 36 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 254 hectares, the population density works out to about 61 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1013 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 20, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 38 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.15 per cent and women at 51.56 per cent. The census recorded 58 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 58 main workers, the largest group, 38, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 16 agricultural labourers and 4 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sherpur dogran's land. Of the village's 254 hectares, 205 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (205 hectares). About 49 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 38 cultivators and 16 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. 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sherpur dogran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Alam Khanwala, Doda Sodagar, Mand Munda and Muhamadali Khanwala.

What is the population of Sherpur dogran?

The population of Sherpur dogran was 155 at the 2011 census, living in 36 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Sherpur dogran have?

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