Dawarkapurਦਵਰਕਾਪੁਰ

Where is Dawarkapur?

Dawarkapur is a village of Patran tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ghagga, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036294, and it covers 434 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 548 people in Dawarkapur: 300 men and 248 women, living in 99 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 434 hectares, the population density works out to about 126 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 827 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 61, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 143 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.52 per cent and women at 65.45 per cent. The census recorded 443 workers, about 81 per cent of the village. Of the 357 main workers, the largest group, 265, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 68 cultivators on their own land and 22 agricultural labourers. A further 86 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dawarkapur's land. Of the village's 434 hectares, 358 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (39 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (319 hectares). About 51 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 72 cultivators and 26 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. 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. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dawarkapur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ghagga, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patran, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rampur Parta, Badshahpur, Ganeshpura Alias Seona and Harchandpura.

What is the population of Dawarkapur?

The population of Dawarkapur was 548 at the 2011 census, living in 99 households in Patran tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Dawarkapur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dawarkapur has an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.