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Where is Dhurkot Charat Singh?

Dhurkot Charat Singh is a village of Moga tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Moga, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Moga-I community development block and is served by the Dhurkot Charat gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034018, and it covers 338 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,021 people in Dhurkot Charat Singh: 550 men and 471 women, living in 214 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 338 hectares, the population density works out to about 302 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 856 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 95, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 584 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.1 per cent and women at 64.35 per cent. The census recorded 317 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 295 main workers, the largest group, 141, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 79 cultivators on their own land and 71 agricultural labourers. A further 22 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dhurkot Charat Singh's land. Of the village's 338 hectares, 313 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (80 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (233 hectares). About 25 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 79 cultivators and 79 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Dhurkot Charat Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Moga, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Moga, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dala, Takhanwad, Mehna and Madoke.

What is the population of Dhurkot Charat Singh?

The population of Dhurkot Charat Singh was 1,021 at the 2011 census, living in 214 households in Moga tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Dhurkot Charat Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dhurkot Charat Singh has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.