Gazipurਗਜ਼ੀਪੁਰ

Where is Gazipur?

Gazipur is a village in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalandhar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jalandhar (West) community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030448, and it covers 219 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 838 people in Gazipur: 428 men and 410 women, living in 167 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 219 hectares, the population density works out to about 383 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 958 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 89, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 309 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.15 per cent and women at 73.84 per cent. The census recorded 274 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 242 main workers, the largest group, 187, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 30 cultivators on their own land and 24 agricultural labourers. A further 32 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gazipur's land. Of the village's 219 hectares, 187 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (187 hectares). About 32 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 31 cultivators and 38 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 community health centre. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Gazipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jalandhar, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jalandhar West, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nahal, Basti Ibrahim Khan, Chamiara and Sangal Sohal.

What is the population of Gazipur?

The population of Gazipur was 838 at the 2011 census, living in 167 households in Jalandhar West tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Gazipur have?

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