Giddarpindiਗਿੱਡਰਪਿਂਡੀ

Where is Giddarpindi?

Giddarpindi is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nurmahal, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurmahal community development block and is served by the Rampur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030075, and it covers 44 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 23 people in Giddarpindi: 12 men and 11 women, living in 5 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 44 hectares, the population density works out to about 52 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 917 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 2, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.91 per cent and women at 80 per cent. The census recorded 15 workers, about 65 per cent of the village. Of the 10 main workers, the largest group, 6, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 2 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Giddarpindi's land. Of the village's 44 hectares, 42 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (42 hectares). About 2 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 2 cultivators and 6 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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

Giddarpindi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Nurmahal, 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 Rampur, Sangha Jagir, Uppal Khalsa and Hardo Sheikh.

What is the population of Giddarpindi?

The population of Giddarpindi was 23 at the 2011 census, living in 5 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Giddarpindi have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Giddarpindi has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.