Chhota Daudpurਛੋਟਾ ਦੌਡਪੁਰ

Where is Chhota Daudpur?

Chhota Daudpur is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 10 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 038800, and it covers 32 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 230 people in Chhota Daudpur: 104 men and 126 women, living in 49 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 32 hectares, the population density works out to about 719 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1212 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 27, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 210 people, about 91 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.85 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.12 per cent and women at 75 per cent. The census recorded 81 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 80 main workers, the largest group, 60, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 11 agricultural labourers and 8 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Chhota Daudpur's land. Of the village's 32 hectares, 27 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (27 hectares). About 5 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. The census recorded 8 cultivators and 11 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Chhota Daudpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 10 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 Bara Daudpur, Malewal, Zindanpur and Ghurkewal.

What is the population of Chhota Daudpur?

The population of Chhota Daudpur was 230 at the 2011 census, living in 49 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Chhota Daudpur have?

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