Gobindgarhਗੋਬਿੰਦਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Gobindgarh?

Gobindgarh is a village in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Abohar, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Abohar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035194, and it covers 1,808 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,346 people in Gobindgarh: 2,976 men and 2,370 women, living in 1,037 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 1,808 hectares, the population density works out to about 296 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 796 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 640, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,258 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.69 per cent and women at 54.68 per cent. The census recorded 2,429 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 1,709 main workers, the largest group, 759, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 599 agricultural labourers and 339 cultivators on their own land. A further 720 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gobindgarh's land. Of the village's 1,808 hectares, 1,605 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,605 hectares). About 182 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 353 cultivators and 1,038 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, 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 and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gobindgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Abohar, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Abohar, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Basian, Patti Taja, Azimgarh and Dharangwala.

What is the population of Gobindgarh?

The population of Gobindgarh was 5,346 at the 2011 census, living in 1,037 households in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Gobindgarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gobindgarh has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre.