Bir Dosanjhanਬਿਰ ਦੋਸਂਝਨ

Where is Bir Dosanjhan?

Bir Dosanjhan is a village in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nabha, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nabha community development block and is served by the Saluwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036393, and it covers 785 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 117 people in Bir Dosanjhan: 63 men and 54 women, living in 24 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 785 hectares, the population density works out to about 15 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 857 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 43 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 96.49 per cent and women at 63.46 per cent. The census recorded 34 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 30 main workers, the largest group, 27, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 agricultural labourers and 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Dosanjhan's land. Of the village's 785 hectares, 182 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (182 hectares). About 64 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 1 cultivators and 5 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bir Dosanjhan is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Nabha, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nabha, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Saluwala, Raj Garh, Kaul and Kameli.

What is the population of Bir Dosanjhan?

The population of Bir Dosanjhan was 117 at the 2011 census, living in 24 households in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bir Dosanjhan have?

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