Gursian Nihalਗੁਰਸਿਆਂ ਨਿਹਲ

Where is Gursian Nihal?

Gursian Nihal is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nurmahal, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurmahal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030055, and it covers 403 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 733 people in Gursian Nihal: 376 men and 357 women, living in 139 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 403 hectares, the population density works out to about 182 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 949 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 89, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 367 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.92 per cent and women at 76.4 per cent. The census recorded 219 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 203 main workers, the largest group, 95, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 76 cultivators on their own land and 31 agricultural labourers. A further 16 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gursian Nihal's land. Of the village's 403 hectares, 375 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (375 hectares). About 28 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 79 cultivators and 37 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Gursian Nihal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Nurmahal, about 4 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 Sherpur (Phillaur), Ramewal, Umarpur and Shadipur.

What is the population of Gursian Nihal?

The population of Gursian Nihal was 733 at the 2011 census, living in 139 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Gursian Nihal have?

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