Bud Gujranਬੁਡ ਗੁਜਰਾਂ

Where is Bud Gujran?

Bud Gujran is a village of Amloh tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gobindgarh, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Amloh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032883, and it covers 173 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 851 people in Bud Gujran: 463 men and 388 women, living in 160 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 173 hectares, the population density works out to about 492 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 838 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 76, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 357 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.4 per cent and women at 69.19 per cent. The census recorded 300 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 299 main workers, the largest group, 211, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 85 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bud Gujran's land. Of the village's 173 hectares, 167 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (167 hectares). About 6 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 86 cultivators and 3 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bud Gujran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gobindgarh, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Amloh, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Turan, Ladpur, Salani and Badinpur.

What is the population of Bud Gujran?

The population of Bud Gujran was 851 at the 2011 census, living in 160 households in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Bud Gujran have?

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