Dainwind is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) from Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Dainwind. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative.
Dainwind | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Dainwind Location in Punjab, India  Dainwind Dainwind (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°24′21″N 75°25′33″E / 31.405942°N 75.425732°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Kapurthala |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 892 |
| Sex ratio 448/444♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| • Other spoken | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144601 |
| Telephone code | 01822 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Vehicle registration | PB-09 |
| Website | kapurthala |
Demography edit
According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Dainwind has a total number of 187 houses and population of 892 of which include 448 males and 444 females. Literacy rate of Dainwind is 64.30%, lower than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 133 which is 14.91% of total population of Dainwind, and child sex ratio is approximately 928, higher than state average of 846.
Population data edit
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total No. of Houses | 187 | - | - |
| Population | 892 | 448 | 444 |
| Child (0-6) | 133 | 69 | 64 |
| Schedule Caste | 713 | 355 | 358 |
| Schedule Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Literacy | 64.30% | 67.28% | 61.32% |
| Total Workers | 336 | 271 | 65 |
| Main Worker | 254 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal Worker | 82 | 62 | 20 |
Caste edit
The village has schedule caste (SC) constitutes 79.93% of total population of the village and it doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.
Transport edit
Air edit
The nearest domestic airport is located 79.19 km away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the nearest airport which is 68.45 km away in Amritsar.[1]
Air travel connectivity edit
The closest airport to the village is Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport.
Villages in Kapurthala edit
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Airport Near Dainwind". Retrieved 13 July 2016.