Granthgarhਗਰਂਥਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Granthgarh?

Granthgarh is a village in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, 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 037247, and it covers 99 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 514 people in Granthgarh: 268 men and 246 women, living in 94 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 99 hectares, the population density works out to about 519 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 918 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.12 per cent and women at 62.39 per cent. The census recorded 167 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 167 main workers, the largest group, 68, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 65 cultivators on their own land and 29 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Granthgarh's land. Of the village's 99 hectares, 90 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (90 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 65 cultivators and 29 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Granthgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ajnala, 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 Fatehwal, Chak Dogran, Lakhuwal and Tera Rajputan.

What is the population of Granthgarh?

The population of Granthgarh was 514 at the 2011 census, living in 94 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Granthgarh have?

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