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Where is Daroli Bhai?

Daroli Bhai is a village of Moga tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Moga, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Moga-II community development block and is served by the Daroli Bhai. gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034058, and it covers 1,892 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6,010 people in Daroli Bhai: 3,257 men and 2,753 women, living in 1,146 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 1,892 hectares, the population density works out to about 318 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 845 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 608, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,561 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.67 per cent and women at 63.56 per cent. The census recorded 2,178 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 1,909 main workers, the largest group, 783, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 573 cultivators on their own land and 495 agricultural labourers. A further 269 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Daroli Bhai's land. Of the village's 1,892 hectares, 1,766 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,002 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (764 hectares). About 126 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 577 cultivators and 679 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. 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. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Daroli Bhai is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Moga, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Moga, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dagru, Dadahur, Nidhanwala and Korewala Khurd.

What is the population of Daroli Bhai?

The population of Daroli Bhai was 6,010 at the 2011 census, living in 1,146 households in Moga tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Daroli Bhai have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Daroli Bhai has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.