Ghumraiਘੁਂਰੈ

Where is Ghumrai?

Ghumrai is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ramdas, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037101, and it covers 334 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 447 people in Ghumrai: 234 men and 213 women, living in 76 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 334 hectares, the population density works out to about 134 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 910 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 62, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 246 people, about 55 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 53.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 57.81 per cent and women at 48.7 per cent. The census recorded 142 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 86 main workers, the largest group, 78, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 household industry workers. A further 56 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghumrai's land. Of the village's 334 hectares, 263 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (263 hectares). About 20 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 80 cultivators and 49 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Ghumrai is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ramdas, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Panjgrianwala, Nangal Sohal, Gaggar and Talibp-ur.

What is the population of Ghumrai?

The population of Ghumrai was 447 at the 2011 census, living in 76 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Ghumrai have?

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