Doburjiਦੋਬੁਰਜੀ

Where is Doburji?

Doburji is a village in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038617, and it covers 172 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,096 people in Doburji: 571 men and 525 women, living in 208 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 172 hectares, the population density works out to about 637 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 919 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 142, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 345 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.58 per cent and women at 70.76 per cent. The census recorded 303 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 281 main workers, the largest group, 239, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 33 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 22 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Doburji's land. Of the village's 172 hectares, 38 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (3 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (35 hectares). About 134 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 37 cultivators and 8 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Doburji is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mado Majra, Gunu Majra, Patial and Laudi Majra.

What is the population of Doburji?

The population of Doburji was 1,096 at the 2011 census, living in 208 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Doburji have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Doburji has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.