Bara Daudpurਬੜਾ ਦੌਡਪੁਰ

Where is Bara Daudpur?

Bara Daudpur is a village of Chamkaur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038799, and it covers 62 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 337 people in Bara Daudpur: 178 men and 159 women, living in 69 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 62 hectares, the population density works out to about 544 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 893 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 231 people, about 69 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.01 per cent and women at 72.34 per cent. The census recorded 141 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 141 main workers, the largest group, 121, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 14 agricultural labourers and 5 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bara Daudpur's land. Of the village's 62 hectares, 50 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (50 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 5 cultivators and 14 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bara Daudpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Zindanpur, Chhota Daudpur, Gobindgarh Kulchian and Malewal.

What is the population of Bara Daudpur?

The population of Bara Daudpur was 337 at the 2011 census, living in 69 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bara Daudpur have?

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