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Where is Daulowal?

Daulowal is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and is served by the Daulowal Upper, Daulowal Lower gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038411, and it covers 441 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,323 people in Daulowal: 696 men and 627 women, living in 272 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 441 hectares, the population density works out to about 300 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 901 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 151, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 70 people, about 5 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.25 per cent and women at 70.38 per cent. The census recorded 452 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 368 main workers, the largest group, 254, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 77 cultivators on their own land and 27 agricultural labourers. A further 84 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Daulowal's land. Of the village's 441 hectares, 238 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 116 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (92 hectares). About 148 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 89 cultivators and 39 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 and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Daulowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Balauli, Raipur Sani, Paharpur and Mehndali Khurd.

What is the population of Daulowal?

The population of Daulowal was 1,323 at the 2011 census, living in 272 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Daulowal have?

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