Gumti Khurdਗੁਮਤੀ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Gumti Khurd?

Gumti Khurd is a village of Jaito tehsil in Faridkot district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jaito, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kot Kapura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035617, and it covers 1,052 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,330 people in Gumti Khurd: 1,249 men and 1,081 women, living in 484 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 1,052 hectares, the population density works out to about 221 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 865 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 224, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,013 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.85 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76 per cent and women at 60.65 per cent. The census recorded 978 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 901 main workers, the largest group, 313, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 269 cultivators on their own land and 187 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 77 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gumti Khurd's land. Of the village's 1,052 hectares, 1,052 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,052 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 277 cultivators and 349 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gumti Khurd is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jaito, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jaito, the tehsil headquarters, and Faridkot town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bish Nandi, Chand Bhan, Ramgarh and Fatehgarh.

What is the population of Gumti Khurd?

The population of Gumti Khurd was 2,330 at the 2011 census, living in 484 households in Jaito tehsil of Faridkot district.

What facilities does Gumti Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gumti Khurd has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.