Datewasਦਾਤੇਵਾਸ

Where is Datewas?

Datewas is a village in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Budhlada, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Budhlada community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036055, and it covers 1,015 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,621 people in Datewas: 1,379 men and 1,242 women, living in 553 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 1,015 hectares, the population density works out to about 258 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 252, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,081 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.53 per cent and women at 53.89 per cent. The census recorded 852 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 772 main workers, the largest group, 350, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 209 agricultural labourers and 204 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 80 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Datewas's land. Of the village's 1,015 hectares, 805 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (769 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (36 hectares). About 55 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 354 cultivators and 222 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 2 government primary schools, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Datewas is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Budhlada, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Budhlada, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ramgarh, Khatriwala, Ranghrial and Ahmadpur.

What is the population of Datewas?

The population of Datewas was 2,621 at the 2011 census, living in 553 households in Budhlada tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Datewas have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Datewas has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.