Ghanshampurਘਂਸ਼ਮਪੁਰ

Where is Ghanshampur?

Ghanshampur is a village in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tarsika community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037782, and it covers 163 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,451 people in Ghanshampur: 768 men and 683 women, living in 264 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 163 hectares, the population density works out to about 890 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 889 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 193, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 738 people, about 51 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.56 per cent and women at 59.47 per cent. The census recorded 367 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 340 main workers, the largest group, 192, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 121 cultivators on their own land and 24 agricultural labourers. A further 27 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghanshampur's land. Of the village's 163 hectares, 142 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (104 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (38 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 122 cultivators and 36 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ghanshampur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Baba Bakala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dharmu Chak, Bhoewal, Binjarwal and Kaler Bala Pa.

What is the population of Ghanshampur?

The population of Ghanshampur was 1,451 at the 2011 census, living in 264 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Ghanshampur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ghanshampur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.