Dosanjh Kalan is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India.

Dosanjh Kalan
Village
Dosanjh Kalan is located in Punjab
Dosanjh Kalan
Dosanjh Kalan
Location in Punjab, India
Dosanjh Kalan is located in India
Dosanjh Kalan
Dosanjh Kalan
Dosanjh Kalan (India)
Coordinates: 31°10′15″N 75°50′07″E / 31.1706977°N 75.8353239°E / 31.1706977; 75.8353239
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictJalandhar
TehsilPhillaur
Elevation
246 m (807 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,883
 Sex ratio 1933/1950 /
Languages
 • OfficialPunjabi
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
144502
Telephone code01826
ISO 3166 codeIN-PB
Vehicle registrationPB 37
Post officeDosanjh Kalan
Websitejalandhar.nic.in

It is situated on Phagwara-Mukandpur road. The village is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Phagwara, 19 kilometres (12 mi) from Banga, 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Jalandhar, and 123 kilometres (76 mi) from the state capital at Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is the elected representative of the village.

History edit

Dosanjh Kalan was founded by Dosanjh clan of Jatt couple of centuries ago. [1]

Caste edit

The village has a population of 3883 and in the village most of the villagers are from schedule caste (SC) which constitutes 45.66% of the total population of the village and it doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population. and rest of population and all village land belongs to Dosanjh clan of Jatt Sikhs.

Education edit

The village has a girls only upper primary with secondary/higher secondary Punjabi medium school which was founded in 1911. The school provide a mid-day meal as per the Indian Midday Meal Scheme. The village also has some private co-ed schools such as:

  • G.H.R.K.S.C. School Dosanjh Kalan (upper primary with secondary/higher secondary, founded in 1932)
  • Guru Gobind Singh Model School (primary with upper primary)
  • Jyoti Model School (primary only)

Transport edit

Rail edit

The nearest train station is situated 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) away in Goraya and Jalandhar City Railway Station is 32 km away from the village.

Air edit

The nearest domestic airport is 38 kilometres (24 mi) away in Adampur (Jalandhar) airport and the nearest international airport is 127 kilometres (79 mi) away in Amritsar other nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh.

Notable people edit

References edit

  1. ^ Gazetteer of the Jullundur District, 1904. Sang-e-Meel Publications. 2000. ISBN 978-969-35-1107-9.