Gandhu Kilcha Uttarਗਂਧੁ ਕਿਲਚਾ ਉੱਤਰ

Where is Gandhu Kilcha Uttar?

Gandhu Kilcha Uttar is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Firozpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034666, and it covers 365 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 875 people in Gandhu Kilcha Uttar: 452 men and 423 women, living in 156 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 365 hectares, the population density works out to about 240 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 936 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 144, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 788 people, about 90 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 52.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.95 per cent and women at 45.2 per cent. The census recorded 232 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 143 main workers, the largest group, 77, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 45 other workers in trade, transport and services and 17 agricultural labourers. A further 89 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gandhu Kilcha Uttar's land. Of the village's 365 hectares, 294 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (294 hectares). About 69 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 79 cultivators and 80 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gandhu Kilcha Uttar 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 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Nihala Kilcha, Gandhu Kilcha Hithar, Kamaldin Niazi and Gatti Teluwala Mal.

What is the population of Gandhu Kilcha Uttar?

The population of Gandhu Kilcha Uttar was 875 at the 2011 census, living in 156 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Gandhu Kilcha Uttar have?

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