Gurchakਗੁਰਚਕ

Where is Gurchak?

Gurchak 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 8 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 028987, and it covers 329 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 446 people in Gurchak: 223 men and 223 women, living in 87 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 329 hectares, the population density works out to about 136 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 76, 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 67.03 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.89 per cent and women at 62.16 per cent. The census recorded 115 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 114 main workers, the largest group, 61, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 47 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gurchak's land. Of the village's 329 hectares, 270 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (13 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (257 hectares). About 57 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 61 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 2 government primary schools, 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 a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gurchak is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 8 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 Dala, Mansur, Talwandi Hinduan and Rasulpur.

What is the population of Gurchak?

The population of Gurchak was 446 at the 2011 census, living in 87 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Gurchak have?

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