Bhaini Gujjranਭੈਣੀ ਗੁੱਜਰਨ

Where is Bhaini Gujjran?

Bhaini Gujjran is a village of Jagraon tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sidhwan Bet community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033849, and it covers 121 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 784 people in Bhaini Gujjran: 400 men and 384 women, living in 156 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 121 hectares, the population density works out to about 648 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 960 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 105, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 753 people, about 96 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.06 per cent and women at 58.53 per cent. The census recorded 497 workers, about 63 per cent of the village. Of the 328 main workers, the largest group, 169, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 115 cultivators on their own land and 42 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 169 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhaini Gujjran's land. Of the village's 121 hectares, 102 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (91 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (11 hectares). About 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 118 cultivators and 327 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and an ASHA health worker.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhaini Gujjran is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gag Kalan, Khurshedpur, Ghunewal and Hujra.

What is the population of Bhaini Gujjran?

The population of Bhaini Gujjran was 784 at the 2011 census, living in 156 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Bhaini Gujjran have?

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