Dugriਦੁਗਰੀ

Where is Dugri?

Dugri is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032356, and it covers 134 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 182 people in Dugri: 83 men and 99 women, living in 32 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 134 hectares, the population density works out to about 136 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1193 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 26, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 57 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.92 per cent and women at 75.29 per cent. The census recorded 57 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 23 main workers, the largest group, 12, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 10 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 34 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dugri's land. Of the village's 134 hectares, 112 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (112 hectares). About 22 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 13 cultivators and 29 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. 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

Dugri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nanowal, Thathiala, Khoja Bet and Garlon Bet.

What is the population of Dugri?

The population of Dugri was 182 at the 2011 census, living in 32 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Dugri have?

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