Gujjarpurਗੁੱਜਰਪੁਰ

Where is Gujjarpur?

Gujjarpur is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031928, and it covers 159 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 736 people in Gujjarpur: 369 men and 367 women, living in 152 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 159 hectares, the population density works out to about 463 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 995 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 70, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 405 people, about 55 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.46 per cent and women at 73.11 per cent. The census recorded 217 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 133 main workers, the largest group, 64, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 60 cultivators on their own land and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 84 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gujjarpur's land. Of the village's 159 hectares, 70 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (70 hectares). About 89 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 61 cultivators and 52 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gujjarpur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sadullapur Badhwan, Pensra, Gandhowal and Saila Kalan.

What is the population of Gujjarpur?

The population of Gujjarpur was 736 at the 2011 census, living in 152 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Gujjarpur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gujjarpur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.