Gulabgarh Zagirਗੁਲਾਬਗੜ੍ਹ ਜ਼ਗਿਰ

Where is Gulabgarh Zagir?

Gulabgarh Zagir is a village of Phagwara tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phagwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029624, and it covers 160 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 465 people in Gulabgarh Zagir: 226 men and 239 women, living in 89 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 160 hectares, the population density works out to about 290 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1058 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 53, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 448 people, about 96 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.58 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.34 per cent and women at 74.88 per cent. The census recorded 152 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 129 main workers, the largest group, 90, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 18 cultivators on their own land and 14 household industry workers. A further 23 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gulabgarh Zagir's land. Of the village's 160 hectares, 146 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (146 hectares). About 8 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 21 cultivators and 7 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Gulabgarh Zagir is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Phagwara, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhullarai, Wariah, Hajipur and Chak Prema.

What is the population of Gulabgarh Zagir?

The population of Gulabgarh Zagir was 465 at the 2011 census, living in 89 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Gulabgarh Zagir have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gulabgarh Zagir has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.