Gulam Pattraਗੁਲਮ ਪੱਟਰਾ

Where is Gulam Pattra?

Gulam Pattra is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034646, and it covers 374 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 609 people in Gulam Pattra: 326 men and 283 women, living in 107 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 374 hectares, the population density works out to about 163 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 868 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 70, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 70 people, about 11 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.2 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.22 per cent and women at 63.49 per cent. The census recorded 247 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 196 main workers, the largest group, 128, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 37 agricultural labourers and 31 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 51 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gulam Pattra's land. Of the village's 374 hectares, 374 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (357 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 137 cultivators and 79 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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. The village had a sub post office. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Gulam Pattra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 12 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 Dhira Pattra, Chuhar Khilchi, Bukan Khanwala and Chak Roranwala.

What is the population of Gulam Pattra?

The population of Gulam Pattra was 609 at the 2011 census, living in 107 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Gulam Pattra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gulam Pattra has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.