Dalpat Tarf Narotਦਲਪਟ ਤਰਫ ਨਰੋਟ

Where is Dalpat Tarf Narot?

Dalpat Tarf Narot is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Narot Jaimal Singh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027674, and it covers 229 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,713 people in Dalpat Tarf Narot: 891 men and 822 women, living in 337 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 229 hectares, the population density works out to about 748 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 923 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 191, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 971 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.61 per cent and women at 69.12 per cent. The census recorded 467 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 460 main workers, the largest group, 364, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 74 cultivators on their own land and 22 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dalpat Tarf Narot's land. Of the village's 229 hectares, 158 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (78 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 71 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 74 cultivators and 22 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Dalpat Tarf Narot is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Udipur Aima, Chak Man Singhpur, Bahadurpur and Bhagwanpur.

What is the population of Dalpat Tarf Narot?

The population of Dalpat Tarf Narot was 1,713 at the 2011 census, living in 337 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Dalpat Tarf Narot have?

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