Ganna Pindਗੱਨਾ ਪਿੰਡ

Where is Ganna Pind?

Ganna Pind is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Phillaur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phillaur community development block and is served by the Ganna Pind, Dashmesh Colony, Motipur Khalsa gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030037, and it covers 873 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,465 people in Ganna Pind: 2,315 men and 2,150 women, living in 823 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 873 hectares, the population density works out to about 511 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 929 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 576, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3,327 people, about 75 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.77 per cent and women at 64.92 per cent. The census recorded 1,539 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 1,242 main workers, the largest group, 844, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 226 cultivators on their own land and 147 agricultural labourers. A further 297 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ganna Pind's land. Of the village's 873 hectares, 782 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (782 hectares). About 91 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 234 cultivators and 194 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Ganna Pind is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Phillaur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nangal, Bhaini, Phillaur and Haripur (Phillaur).

What is the population of Ganna Pind?

The population of Ganna Pind was 4,465 at the 2011 census, living in 823 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Ganna Pind have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ganna Pind has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.