Qadian Gujjranਕਾਦੀਆਂ ਗੁੱਜਰਾਂ

Where is Qadian Gujjran?

Qadian Gujjran 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 028923, and it covers 206 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 601 people in Qadian Gujjran: 293 men and 308 women, living in 116 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 206 hectares, the population density works out to about 292 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1051 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 68, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 298 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.64 per cent and women at 75.55 per cent. The census recorded 299 workers, about 50 per cent of the village. Of the 273 main workers, the largest group, 123, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 52 household industry workers and 50 agricultural labourers. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Qadian Gujjran's land. Of the village's 206 hectares, 193 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (193 hectares). About 12 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 132 cultivators and 55 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 and an ASHA health worker.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Qadian Gujjran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. 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 Samrai, Shahpur Goraya, Talwandi Goraya and Mera Ransinke.

What is the population of Qadian Gujjran?

The population of Qadian Gujjran was 601 at the 2011 census, living in 116 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Qadian Gujjran have?

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