Waraich (437)ਵਰੈਚ

Where is Waraich (437)?

Waraich (437) is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and is served by the Waraich gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028066, and it covers 223 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,456 people in Waraich (437): 735 men and 721 women, living in 276 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 223 hectares, the population density works out to about 653 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 981 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 151, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 484 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.34 per cent and women at 74.1 per cent. The census recorded 462 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 453 main workers, the largest group, 224, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 153 agricultural labourers and 68 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Waraich (437)'s land. Of the village's 223 hectares, 168 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (100 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (40 hectares). About 52 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 226 cultivators and 157 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. 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

Waraich (437) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Batala, about 12 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 Dhindsa and Bhaika Pind.

What is the population of Waraich (437)?

The population of Waraich (437) was 1,456 at the 2011 census, living in 276 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Waraich (437) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Waraich (437) has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.