Dalanpurਦਲਨਪੁਰ

Where is Dalanpur?

Dalanpur is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036551, and it covers 92 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 281 people in Dalanpur: 161 men and 120 women, living in 51 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 92 hectares, the population density works out to about 305 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 745 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 47, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 67 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 53.57 per cent and women at 57.45 per cent. The census recorded 131 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 131 main workers, the largest group, 101, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 23 cultivators on their own land and 7 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dalanpur's land. Of the village's 92 hectares, 77 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (14 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (63 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 23 cultivators and 101 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Dalanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patiala, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ghalori, Chaura, Saniar Heri and Jalalpur.

What is the population of Dalanpur?

The population of Dalanpur was 281 at the 2011 census, living in 51 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Dalanpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dalanpur has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.