Dilawarpur, SBS Nagar
Dilawarpur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Dilawarpur Location in Punjab, India  Dilawarpur Dilawarpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°01′42″N 76°04′48″E / 31.0282796°N 76.0800191°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayat raj |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Elevation | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 263[1] |
| Sex ratio 128/135 ♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144517 |
| Telephone code | 01823 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Post office | Rahon[2] |
| Website | nawanshahr |
Dilawarpur is a village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) away from postal head office Rahon, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Nawanshahr, 15.3 kilometres (9.5 mi) from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and 90 kilometres (56 mi) from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representative of the village.[3]
Demography[edit]
As of 2011, Dilawarpur has a total number of 52 houses and population of 263 of which 128 include are males while 135 are females according to the report published by Census India in 2011. The literacy rate of Dilawarpur is 78.11%, higher than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 30 which is 11.41% of total population of Dilawarpur, and child sex ratio is approximately 1000 as compared to Punjab state average of 846.[1][4]
Most of the people are from Schedule Caste which constitutes 60.84% of total population in Dilawarpur. The town does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far.[1]
As per the report published by Census India in 2011, 85 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Dilawarpur which includes 78 males and 7 females. According to census survey report 2011, 98.82% workers describe their work as main work and 1.18% workers are involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.[1][5]
Education[edit]
The village has a Punjabi medium, co-ed primary school founded in 1976.[6][7] The school provide mid-day meal. The school provide free education to children between the ages of 6 and 14 as per Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act. KC Engineering College and Doaba Khalsa Trust Group Of Institutions are the nearest colleges.[6] Industrial Training Institute for women (ITI Nawanshahr) is 14.7 kilometres (9.1 mi) and Lovely Professional University is 59 kilometres (37 mi) away from the village.
Transport[edit]
Nawanshahr railway station is the nearest train station however, Garhshankar Junction railway station is 25.8 kilometres (16.0 mi) away from the village. Sahnewal Airport is the nearest domestic airport which located 48 kilometres (30 mi) away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is 168 kilometres (104 mi) away in Amritsar.[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Dilawarpur Population per Census India". 2011 Census of India.
- ^ "All India Pincode Directory" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
- ^ "List of Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats in SBS Nagar district" (PDF). nawanshahr.gov.in (extract from Punjab Government Gazette). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
- ^ "Child Sex Ratio in India (2001-2011)". pib.nic.in.
- ^ "District Census Handbook SBS Nagar" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
- ^ a b "List of Schools and Colleges in SBS Nagar district" (PDF). sbsnagarpolice.com.
- ^ "Details about K.H. Public School Darya Pur". icbse.com.
- ^ "Distance from Dilawarpur (Multiple routes)". Google Map.