Doshpurਦੋਸ਼ਪੁਰ

Where is Doshpur?

Doshpur 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 Dera Bassi, about 25 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 039268, and it covers 45 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 73 people in Doshpur: 40 men and 33 women, living in 16 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 45 hectares, the population density works out to about 162 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 825 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.86 per cent and women at 80 per cent. The census recorded 31 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 24 main workers, the largest group, 9, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 7 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Doshpur's land. Of the village's 45 hectares, 40 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 36 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (36 hectares). About 5 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 7 cultivators and 6 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. 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. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Doshpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 25 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hamayunpur, Nagla, Tasimbli and Razapur.

What is the population of Doshpur?

The population of Doshpur was 73 at the 2011 census, living in 16 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Doshpur have?

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