Ganeshpurਗਨੇਸ਼ਪੁਰ

Where is Ganeshpur?

Ganeshpur is a village of Dudhan Sadhan tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036726, and it covers 303 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 462 people in Ganeshpur: 239 men and 223 women, living in 81 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 303 hectares, the population density works out to about 152 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 933 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 77, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.17 per cent and women at 60.87 per cent. The census recorded 201 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 143 main workers, the largest group, 95, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 41 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 household industry workers. A further 58 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ganeshpur's land. Of the village's 303 hectares, 288 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (37 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (251 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 95 cultivators and 60 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. 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 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

Ganeshpur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kharabgarh and Rohar Jagir.

What is the population of Ganeshpur?

The population of Ganeshpur was 462 at the 2011 census, living in 81 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Ganeshpur have?

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