Daulatpurਦੌਲਟਪੁਰ

Where is Daulatpur?

Daulatpur is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and is served by the Mand Jharaundi gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033004, and it covers 64 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 15 people in Daulatpur: 7 men and 8 women, living in 3 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 64 hectares, the population density works out to about 23 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1143 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 7 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 64.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 57.14 per cent and women at 71.43 per cent. The census recorded 4 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 4 main workers, the largest group, 2, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 1 cultivators on their own land and 1 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Daulatpur's land. Of the village's 64 hectares, 60 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 1 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Daulatpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Isapur, Mand Jharaudi, Mand Jodhewal and Milakwal.

What is the population of Daulatpur?

The population of Daulatpur was 15 at the 2011 census, living in 3 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Daulatpur have?

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