Daulatpurਦੌਲਤਪੁਰ

Where is Daulatpur?

Daulatpur is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036532, and it covers 91 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 557 people in Daulatpur: 294 men and 263 women, living in 114 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 91 hectares, the population density works out to about 612 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 895 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 67, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 257 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.78 per cent and women at 66.81 per cent. The census recorded 176 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 174 main workers, the largest group, 126, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 28 cultivators on their own land and 18 agricultural labourers. A further 2 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 91 hectares, 80 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 11 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 28 cultivators and 20 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. 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

Daulatpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Patiala, about 8 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 Falauli, Mehmudpur Araian, Hassanpur Prohtan and Saifdipur.

What is the population of Daulatpur?

The population of Daulatpur was 557 at the 2011 census, living in 114 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.