Gujjar Katralaਗੁੱਜਰ ਕਟਰਲਾ

Where is Gujjar Katrala?

Gujjar Katrala is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Gujjar--Katrala- gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031183, and it covers 104 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 849 people in Gujjar Katrala: 429 men and 420 women, living in 191 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 104 hectares, the population density works out to about 816 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 979 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 72, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 445 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.98 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.58 per cent and women at 77.23 per cent. The census recorded 269 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 247 main workers, the largest group, 194, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 26 cultivators on their own land and 15 household industry workers. A further 22 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gujjar Katrala's land. Of the village's 104 hectares, 91 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (90 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (1 hectares). About 13 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 26 cultivators and 14 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Gujjar Katrala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mahi-Ul-Dinpur Gazi, Singo Katrala, Dhaula Khera and Nansota.

What is the population of Gujjar Katrala?

The population of Gujjar Katrala was 849 at the 2011 census, living in 191 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Gujjar Katrala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gujjar Katrala has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.