Dosanjh Kalan | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Punjab#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Punjab, India |
Coordinates: | 31.1707°N 75.8353°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Punjab |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jalandhar |
Subdivision Type3: | Tehsil |
Subdivision Name3: | Phillaur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 246 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 3883 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Note: | Sex ratio 1933/1950 ♂/♀ |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Punjabi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 144502 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 01826 |
Registration Plate: | PB 37 |
Iso Code: | IN-PB |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Post office |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | Dosanjh Kalan |
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 10km (10miles) from Phagwara, 19km (12miles) from Banga, 32km (20miles) from Jalandhar, and 123km (76miles) from the state capital at Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is the elected representative of the village
Dosanjh is an inherited clan name of Sikh (Agriculturist) named after village "Dosanjh" Settled by Sangha Jatts, [1] [2] Although Dosanjh Kalan was established by the member of Dosanjh Chiefs couple of centuries ago. [3]
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:
The nearest train station is situated 11km (07miles) away in Goraya and Jalandhar City Railway Station is 32 km away from the village.