Sherpur Donaਸ਼ੇਰਪੁਰ ਦੋਨਾ

Where is Sherpur Dona?

Sherpur Dona is a village of Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029498, and it covers 153 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 597 people in Sherpur Dona: 305 men and 292 women, living in 132 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 153 hectares, the population density works out to about 390 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 957 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 52, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 114 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.64 per cent and women at 78.68 per cent. The census recorded 156 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 154 main workers, the largest group, 92, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 38 cultivators on their own land and 23 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sherpur Dona's land. Of the village's 153 hectares, 141 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (141 hectares). About 12 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 39 cultivators and 23 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sherpur Dona is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 14 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 Ahmedpur, Toti, Latianwala and Maniala.

What is the population of Sherpur Dona?

The population of Sherpur Dona was 597 at the 2011 census, living in 132 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Sherpur Dona have?

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