Dafarpurਦਫਰਪੁਰ

Where is Dafarpur?

Dafarpur is a village in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Zirakpur, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039380, and it covers 101 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,943 people in Dafarpur: 1,047 men and 896 women, living in 383 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 101 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,924 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 856 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 230, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 171 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.46 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.77 per cent and women at 72.33 per cent. The census recorded 672 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 593 main workers, the largest group, 458, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 50 agricultural labourers and 48 household industry workers. A further 79 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dafarpur's land. Of the village's 101 hectares, 80 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 5 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (5 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 45 cultivators and 54 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dafarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Zirakpur, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Morthikari, Sundran, Sanauli and Kheri.

What is the population of Dafarpur?

The population of Dafarpur was 1,943 at the 2011 census, living in 383 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Dafarpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dafarpur has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre.