Dosanjh Kalan | |
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Village | |
  Dosanjh Kalan Location in Punjab, India  Dosanjh Kalan Dosanjh Kalan (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°10′15″N 75°50′07″E / 31.1706977°N 75.8353239°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Jalandhar |
| Tehsil | Phillaur |
| Elevation | 246 m (807 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,883 |
| Sex ratio 1933/1950 ♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144502 |
| Telephone code | 01826 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Vehicle registration | PB 37 |
| Post office | Dosanjh Kalan |
| Website | jalandhar |
Dosanjh Kalan is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar District of Punjab State, India.
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
Dosanjh Kalan was founded by Dosanjh clan of Jatt couple of centuries ago. [1]
Caste
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
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
Rail
The nearest train station is situated 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) away in Goraya and Phagwara Jn Railway Station is 10 km away from the village.
Air
The nearest domestic airport is 59 kilometres (37 mi) away in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is 127 kilometres (79 mi) away in Amritsar other nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh.
Notable people
- Diljit Dosanjh
- Bannet Dosanjh
- Ujjal Dosanjh
References
- ↑ Gazetteer of the Jullundur District, 1904. Sang-e-Meel Publications. 2000. ISBN 978-969-35-1107-9.