Gaji Gudanaਗਜੀ ਗੁਡਨਾ

Where is Gaji Gudana?

Gaji Gudana is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhilwan, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhilwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029139, and it covers 76 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 400 people in Gaji Gudana: 197 men and 203 women, living in 77 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 76 hectares, the population density works out to about 524 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1030 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 7 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 75.74 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.06 per cent and women at 68.62 per cent. The census recorded 117 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 112 main workers, the largest group, 63, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 46 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gaji Gudana's land. Of the village's 76 hectares, 64 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (64 hectares). About 12 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 63 cultivators and 5 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gaji Gudana is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhilwan, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hambowal, Ghuluwal, Shahpur Pira and Fattu Chak.

What is the population of Gaji Gudana?

The population of Gaji Gudana was 400 at the 2011 census, living in 77 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Gaji Gudana have?

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