Gurdhanpurਗੁਰਧਨਪੁਰ

Where is Gurdhanpur?

Gurdhanpur is a village of Amloh tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amloh, about 9 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 032801, and it covers 210 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 735 people in Gurdhanpur: 385 men and 350 women, living in 151 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 210 hectares, the population density works out to about 350 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 909 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 73, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 171 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.13 per cent and women at 76.9 per cent. The census recorded 508 workers, about 69 per cent of the village. Of the 499 main workers, the largest group, 295, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 180 other workers in trade, transport and services and 12 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gurdhanpur's land. Of the village's 210 hectares, 191 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (191 hectares). About 19 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 300 cultivators and 12 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 health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gurdhanpur is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Amloh, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Ranghera Kalan, Ranghera Khurd, Jhambala and Mandardu.

What is the population of Gurdhanpur?

The population of Gurdhanpur was 735 at the 2011 census, living in 151 households in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Gurdhanpur have?

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