Guddar Dhandiਗੁੱਦਰ ਧਂਡੀ

Where is Guddar Dhandi?

Guddar Dhandi is a village in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034792, and it covers 1,856 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,234 people in Guddar Dhandi: 1,169 men and 1,065 women, living in 387 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 1,856 hectares, the population density works out to about 120 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 236, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,068 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.65 per cent and women at 61.27 per cent. The census recorded 743 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 616 main workers, the largest group, 324, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 172 other workers in trade, transport and services and 111 agricultural labourers. A further 127 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Guddar Dhandi's land. Of the village's 1,856 hectares, 1,703 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,703 hectares). About 153 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 330 cultivators and 143 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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

Guddar Dhandi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Mabain Hardo Dhandi, Ahmad Dhandi, Chak Somianwala and Awan.

What is the population of Guddar Dhandi?

The population of Guddar Dhandi was 2,234 at the 2011 census, living in 387 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Guddar Dhandi have?

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