Bagewal Gujjranਬਗੇਵਾਲ ਗੁੱਜਰਨ

Where is Bagewal Gujjran?

Bagewal Gujjran is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Bagewal--Gujjran gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031666, and it covers 82 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 143 people in Bagewal Gujjran: 74 men and 69 women, living in 28 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 82 hectares, the population density works out to about 174 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 932 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 42 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.06 per cent and women at 79.03 per cent. The census recorded 45 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 36 main workers, the largest group, 23, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 9 agricultural labourers and 4 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 Bagewal Gujjran's land. Of the village's 82 hectares, 74 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 72 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (72 hectares). About 6 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 23 cultivators and 15 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bagewal Gujjran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Fattowal, Mudian Rangran, Langrian and Nanda Chaur.

What is the population of Bagewal Gujjran?

The population of Bagewal Gujjran was 143 at the 2011 census, living in 28 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bagewal Gujjran have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bagewal Gujjran has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.