Daulatpurਦੌਲਤਪੁਰ

Where is Daulatpur?

Daulatpur is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036705, and it covers 139 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 504 people in Daulatpur: 259 men and 245 women, living in 77 households, an average of about 6.5 people per household. Spread over its 139 hectares, the population density works out to about 363 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 946 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 79, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 36 people, about 7 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.06 per cent and women at 62.8 per cent. The census recorded 140 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 139 main workers, the largest group, 89, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 37 other workers in trade, transport and services and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Daulatpur's land. Of the village's 139 hectares, 134 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (134 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 89 cultivators and 10 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 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. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Daulatpur is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shadipur, Durd, Badli and Mehmudpur.

What is the population of Daulatpur?

The population of Daulatpur was 504 at the 2011 census, living in 77 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Daulatpur have?

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