Dosanjh Kalan Explained

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

Etymology and History

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]

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:

Transport

Rail

The nearest train station is situated 11km (07miles) away in Goraya and Jalandhar City Railway Station is 32 km away from the village.

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dosanjh . 2024-05-11 . Sada Moga Online Punjabi News . The village is home to the Sangha jat Sikh people and approximately 10% of the population from the Tonk Kashatria clan has lived there since 1800. The village was formerly known as Dosanjh Bhai Ka. There were ruins of an old light tower made of small bricks in the east side of the village in the forest preserve. This light house served as a beacon for the administration of old days. It was said that the lighthouse from Jagraon was coordinated from this place. This forest preserve had so much vegetation and so many huge old trees. Most trees were 'Van' trees. There were many huge 'peapl' and 'bohr' trees in the 1950s. There were so much population of a variety of mammals and birds including peacocks in this sanctuary. All these trees were cut down by the village government in the 1970-1980's..
  2. Dosanjh Kalan: The Social History of an Indian Village - SoftcoverDosanjh, J.S.
  3. Book: Gazetteer of the Jullundur District, 1904 . 2000 . Sang-e-Meel Publications . 978-969-35-1107-9 . en.