Buh Gujranਬੁਹ ਗੁਜਰਨ

Where is Buh Gujran?

Buh Gujran is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034225, and it covers 247 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 622 people in Buh Gujran: 316 men and 306 women, living in 105 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 247 hectares, the population density works out to about 252 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 968 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 72, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 295 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.36 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.64 per cent and women at 62.96 per cent. The census recorded 243 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 224 main workers, the largest group, 92, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 91 agricultural labourers and 41 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 19 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Buh Gujran's land. Of the village's 247 hectares, 224 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (224 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 94 cultivators and 100 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Buh Gujran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Makhu, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bal, Lalleh, Jhanda Bagga Nawan and Burj Mohamad Shahwala.

What is the population of Buh Gujran?

The population of Buh Gujran was 622 at the 2011 census, living in 105 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Buh Gujran have?

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