Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
# Dosanjh Khurd

Dosanjh Khurd is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 144511. The 2011 Census counted 1,077 people in 245 households, the 131st largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.
- 1,077 people (2011)
- 245 households
- 80.9% literacy
- 144511 PIN code

## Dosanjh Khurd PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dosanjh Khurd is 144511. Dosanjh Khurd falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab.
- PIN code 144511
- Gram panchayat Dosanjh Khurd
- Community development block Banga
- Census village code 032197

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dosanjh Khurd from nearby towns?
- Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ) 18 km by road
- Banga (nearest town) 3 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dosanjh Khurd?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Dosanjh Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Banga
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sbs Nagar
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 14 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dosanjh Khurd known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 87% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 144 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dosanjh Khurd

Of every 100 households in Dosanjh Khurd in 2011, 97 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Dosanjh Khurd · ■ Nawanshahr rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 97%
- Toilet within the home 62% 75%
- No toilet (open defecation) 36% 24%
- Tap water 38% 34%
- Drinking water within premises 95% 90%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 56% 49%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 37% 46%
- Use banking services 53% 85%
- Television 83% 87%
- Mobile phone 75% 75%
- Computer with internet 2% 4%
- Two-wheeler 48% 51%
- Car / jeep / van 10% 11%
- None of these assets 4% 2%
- Own their home 90% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dosanjh Khurd?

■ Dosanjh Khurd · ■ Nawanshahr rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.9% 80.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1017 976
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1184 896
- Working population 29.8% 32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 74.8% for women. 50% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 42 (13%) · ■ Farm labourers 9 (3%) · ■ Household industry 5 (2%) · ■ Other work 242 (75%) · ■ Marginal 23 (7%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nawanshahr
- Barsian 1,088 people
- Gorakhpur 1,085 people
- Mallah Sodhian 1,078 people
- Dharmkot 1,077 people
- Grupar 1,074 people
- Kulam 1,059 people
- Charan 1,054 people
- Balowal 1,036 people

All 284 villages in Nawanshahr

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dosanjh Khurd? 144511
- How far is Dosanjh Khurd from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar? 18 km by road
- What is the population of Dosanjh Khurd? 1,077 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dosanjh Khurd in? Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Dosanjh Khurd? 80.9% (Census 2011)

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