Dolchipurਦੋਲਚੀਪੁਰ

Where is Dolchipur?

Dolchipur is a village of Khadur Sahib tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khadur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038295, and it covers 157 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 715 people in Dolchipur: 363 men and 352 women, living in 142 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 157 hectares, the population density works out to about 455 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 970 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 84, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 148 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.88 per cent and women at 64.63 per cent. The census recorded 234 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 173 main workers, the largest group, 83, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 55 other workers in trade, transport and services and 34 agricultural labourers. A further 61 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dolchipur's land. Of the village's 157 hectares, 144 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (144 hectares). About 13 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 93 cultivators and 68 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 anganwadi centre.

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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Dolchipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patti, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Khadur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Waring Suba Singh, Kang, Muglani and Mal Chak.

What is the population of Dolchipur?

The population of Dolchipur was 715 at the 2011 census, living in 142 households in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Dolchipur have?

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