Daudpuraਦੌਡਪੁਰਾ

Where is Daudpura?

Daudpura is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Khem Karan, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Valtoha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038126, and it covers 212 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 285 people in Daudpura: 156 men and 129 women, living in 50 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 212 hectares, the population density works out to about 134 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 827 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 30, 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 76.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.41 per cent and women at 65 per cent. The census recorded 94 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 92 main workers, the largest group, 85, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 agricultural labourers and 2 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Daudpura's land. Of the village's 212 hectares, 181 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (181 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 87 cultivators and 5 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Daudpura is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Khem Karan, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ballianwala, Dibipura, Jagatpura and Valtoha.

What is the population of Daudpura?

The population of Daudpura was 285 at the 2011 census, living in 50 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Daudpura have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Daudpura has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.