Gurusarਗੁਰੂਸਰ

Where is Gurusar?

Gurusar is a village in Gidderbaha tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gidderbaha, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kot Bhai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035332, and it covers 2,433 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,940 people in Gurusar: 3,134 men and 2,806 women, living in 1,135 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 2,433 hectares, the population density works out to about 244 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 895 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 645, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,239 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.59 per cent and women at 54.87 per cent. The census recorded 2,348 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 1,728 main workers, the largest group, 891, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 450 agricultural labourers and 359 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 620 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gurusar's land. Of the village's 2,433 hectares, 1,936 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,936 hectares). About 251 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 929 cultivators and 972 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Gurusar is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Gidderbaha, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Gidderbaha, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Baddian, Madhir, Kuraiwala and Buttar Bakhuha.

What is the population of Gurusar?

The population of Gurusar was 5,940 at the 2011 census, living in 1,135 households in Gidderbaha tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Gurusar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gurusar has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.