Jiwanpur Gujranਜਿਵਨਪੁਰ ਗੁਜਰਨ

Where is Jiwanpur Gujran?

Jiwanpur Gujran is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and is served by the Jiwanp--Gujran gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031962, and it covers 109 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 356 people in Jiwanpur Gujran: 187 men and 169 women, living in 76 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 109 hectares, the population density works out to about 327 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 904 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 48, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 227 people, about 64 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.52 per cent and women at 68.83 per cent. The census recorded 100 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 99 main workers, the largest group, 41, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 33 other workers in trade, transport and services and 25 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jiwanpur Gujran's land. Of the village's 109 hectares, 92 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (92 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 25 cultivators and 41 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 one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Jiwanpur Gujran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Badesron, Akalgarh, Salempur and Wahidpur.

What is the population of Jiwanpur Gujran?

The population of Jiwanpur Gujran was 356 at the 2011 census, living in 76 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Jiwanpur Gujran have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jiwanpur Gujran has a government primary school and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.