Dosanjh Kalan

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{{use Indian English|date=January 2018}}
{{use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dosanjh Kalan
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|31.1706977|N|75.8353239|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Tehsil]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Phillaur]]
| unit_pref = Metric


| elevation_m = 246
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 3883
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 1933/1950 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| demographics1_title2 =
| demographics1_info2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 144502
| area_code_type = [[Telephone code]]
| area_code = 01826
| registration_plate = PB 37
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-PB]]

| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Post office]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = Dosanjh Kalan
| website = {{URL|jalandhar.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Dosanjh Kalan''' is a village in [[Phillaur]] tehsil of [[Jalandhar]] [[List of districts of India|District]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] [[States and territories of India|State]], India. '''Kalan''' is Persian language word which means Big and '''Khurd''' is Persian word which means small when two villages have same name then it is distinguished with Kalan means Big and Khurd means Small used with Village Name.

It is situated on Phagwara-Mukandpur road. The village is {{convert|10|km|mi}} from Phagwara, {{convert|19|km|mi}} from Banga, {{convert|32|km|mi}} from Jalandhar, and {{convert|123|km|mi}} from the state capital at [[Chandigarh]]. The village is [[Administration (government)|administrated]] by a [[Sarpanch]] who is the elected representative of the village.

== Caste ==
The village has population of 3883 and in the village most of the villagers are from schedule caste (SC) which has constitutes 45.66% of total population of the village and it doesn't have any [[Schedule Tribe]] (ST) population.

== 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]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.icbse.com/schools/gsss-dosanjh-kalan-g/03040802804 | title=Detail Of Gsss Dosanjh Kalan (G) School | work=ICBSE | access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref> 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)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.icbse.com/schools/g-h-r-k-s-c-school-dosankh-ka/03040802805 | title=G.H.R.K.S.C. School Dosankh Kalan | work=ICBSE | access-date=22 June 2016}}</ref>
*Guru Gobind Singh Model School (primary with upper primary)
*Jyoti Model School (primary only)

== Transport ==

=== Rail ===
The nearest [[train station]] is situated {{convert|11|km|mi}} away in Goraya and Phagwara Jn Railway Station is 10 km away from the village.

=== Air ===
The nearest [[domestic airport]] is {{convert|59|km|mi}} away in [[Ludhiana]] and the nearest [[international airport]] is {{convert|127|km|mi}} away in [[Amritsar]] other nearest [[international airport]] is located in Chandigarh.

== Notable people ==
*[[Diljit Dosanjh]]
*[[Bannet Dosanjh]]
*[[Ujjal Dosanjh]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Jalandhar district}}


[[Category:Villages in Jalandhar district]]
[[Category:Villages in Phillaur tehsil]]

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