Guruhar Sahai Ruralਗੁਰੁਹਰ ਸਹੈ ਰੁਰਲ

Where is Guruhar Sahai(Rural)?

Guruhar Sahai(Rural) is a village of Jalalabad tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the GURUHAR SAHAI,Basti Jaway singh wala,Basti Bhag singh,Basti Nijjar,Basti Kesar singh Wali,Basti arayan Wali,Basti Jhawla,Basti Saroop singh wala,Basti Sahan ke,Basti Borian wali,,Basti Jhabela wali,Basti Gian singh,Basti Jhandu Wala,Basti Beer harbanspura,Basti Gobindgarh,Basti Maghar Singh Wali,Basti Kalle Wali gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034863, and it covers 5,510 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 26,221 people in Guruhar Sahai(Rural): 13,689 men and 12,532 women, living in 5,010 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 5,510 hectares, the population density works out to about 476 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 915 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 3,453, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 16,641 people, about 63 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.47 per cent and women at 56.53 per cent. The census recorded 10,187 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 6,520 main workers, the largest group, 3,499, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 1,543 cultivators on their own land and 1,370 agricultural labourers. A further 3,667 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Guruhar Sahai(Rural)'s land. Of the village's 5,510 hectares, 4,746 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (8 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (4 hectares). About 764 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 1,721 cultivators and 3,881 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through 3 government primary schools, 6 government middle schools, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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 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

Guruhar Sahai(Rural) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mothanwala, Virak Khurd, Kutti and Chugha.

What is the population of Guruhar Sahai(Rural)?

The population of Guruhar Sahai(Rural) was 26,221 at the 2011 census, living in 5,010 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Guruhar Sahai(Rural) have?

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