Gadodooਗਡੋਡੂ

Where is Gadodoo?

Gadodoo is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034510, and it covers 161 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 241 people in Gadodoo: 130 men and 111 women, living in 32 households, an average of about 7.5 people per household. Spread over its 161 hectares, the population density works out to about 150 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 854 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 7 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.87 per cent and women at 63.21 per cent. The census recorded 75 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 73 main workers, the largest group, 63, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 8 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gadodoo's land. Of the village's 161 hectares, 151 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (19 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (132 hectares). About 10 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 64 cultivators and 2 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Gadodoo is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jamaitpur Dheru, Mohkam Bhatti, Sher Khanwala and Walhoor.

What is the population of Gadodoo?

The population of Gadodoo was 241 at the 2011 census, living in 32 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Gadodoo have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gadodoo has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.