Ghagon Guruਘਗੋਨ ਗੁਰੂ

Where is Ghagon Guru?

Ghagon Guru is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and is served by the Ghagon--Guru gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032046, and it covers 126 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 501 people in Ghagon Guru: 255 men and 246 women, living in 101 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 126 hectares, the population density works out to about 398 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 965 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 65, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 129 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.91 per cent and women at 81.94 per cent. The census recorded 138 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 133 main workers, the largest group, 65, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 38 agricultural labourers and 23 cultivators on their own land. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghagon Guru's land. Of the village's 126 hectares, 108 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (108 hectares). About 18 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 26 cultivators and 38 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ghagon Guru is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Thana, Mukandpur, Kulewal and Chak Phullu.

What is the population of Ghagon Guru?

The population of Ghagon Guru was 501 at the 2011 census, living in 101 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Ghagon Guru have?

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