Daulewala Kalanਦੌਲੇਵਾਲਾ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Daulewala Kalan?

Daulewala Kalan is a village of Dharamkot tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034187, and it covers 97 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 390 people in Daulewala Kalan: 209 men and 181 women, living in 86 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 97 hectares, the population density works out to about 402 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 866 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 50, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 190 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.23 per cent and women at 48.47 per cent. The census recorded 115 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 77 main workers, the largest group, 50, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 16 agricultural labourers and 11 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 38 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Daulewala Kalan's land. Of the village's 97 hectares, 88 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (88 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 50 cultivators and 49 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Daulewala Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Daulewala Khurd, Kanian Khas, Tota Singhwala and Bagge.

What is the population of Daulewala Kalan?

The population of Daulewala Kalan was 390 at the 2011 census, living in 86 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Daulewala Kalan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Daulewala Kalan has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.