Gharkianਘਰਕਿਆਂ

Where is Gharkian?

Gharkian is a village of Fatehgarh Churian tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fatehgarh Churian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028824, and it covers 195 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 594 people in Gharkian: 310 men and 284 women, living in 103 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 195 hectares, the population density works out to about 305 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 85, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 23 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.58 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.92 per cent and women at 65.22 per cent. The census recorded 176 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 175 main workers, the largest group, 88, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 83 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gharkian's land. Of the village's 195 hectares, 181 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (151 hectares). About 14 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 88 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 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gharkian is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Churian, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Churian, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Badowal Khurd, Badowal Kalan and Lala Nangal.

What is the population of Gharkian?

The population of Gharkian was 594 at the 2011 census, living in 103 households in Fatehgarh Churian tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Gharkian have?

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