Arjanpurਅਰਜਨਪੁਰ

Where is Arjanpur?

Arjanpur is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028324, and it covers 71 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 389 people in Arjanpur: 198 men and 191 women, living in 90 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 71 hectares, the population density works out to about 548 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 965 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 48, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 89 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.25 per cent and women at 70.83 per cent. The census recorded 109 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 107 main workers, the largest group, 54, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 50 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Arjanpur's land. Of the village's 71 hectares, 65 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (64 hectares). About 6 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 54 cultivators and 4 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Arjanpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Batala, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rai Chak, Danianwali, Bahbal Chak and Khan Piara.

What is the population of Arjanpur?

The population of Arjanpur was 389 at the 2011 census, living in 90 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Arjanpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Arjanpur has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.