Ghumanਘੁੰਮਣ

Where is Ghuman?

Ghuman is a village of Dera Baba Nanak tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028917, and it covers 34 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 386 people in Ghuman: 198 men and 188 women, living in 55 households, an average of about 7.0 people per household. Spread over its 34 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,135 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 949 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 40, about 10 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 71.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.46 per cent and women at 65.32 per cent. The census recorded 60 workers, about 16 per cent of the village. Of the 48 main workers, the largest group, 43, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 household industry workers and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghuman's land. Of the village's 34 hectares, 30 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 20 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (20 hectares). About 4 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 43 cultivators and 3 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Ghuman is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Haveli Khurd, Behlolpur, Haveli Kalan and Choura.

What is the population of Ghuman?

The population of Ghuman was 386 at the 2011 census, living in 55 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Ghuman have?

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