Gatti Raipurਗੱਟੀ ਰਾਏਪੁਰ

Where is Gatti Raipur?

Gatti Raipur is a village in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lohian Khas community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029702, and it covers 368 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 676 people in Gatti Raipur: 352 men and 324 women, living in 119 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 368 hectares, the population density works out to about 184 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 920 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 62, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 24 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.79 per cent and women at 78.5 per cent. The census recorded 421 workers, about 62 per cent of the village. Of the 412 main workers, the largest group, 380, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 19 agricultural labourers and 13 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 Gatti Raipur's land. Of the village's 368 hectares, 356 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (356 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 388 cultivators and 19 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.

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

Gatti Raipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Janian Chahal, Fatehpur Bhagwan, Janian Chahal and Samailpur (Shahkot).

What is the population of Gatti Raipur?

The population of Gatti Raipur was 676 at the 2011 census, living in 119 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Gatti Raipur have?

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