Agwar Gujjranਅਗਵਰ ਗੁੱਜਰਨ

Where is Agwar Gujjran?

Agwar Gujjran is a village of Jagraon tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jagraon, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jagraon community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033883, and it covers 1,908 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,728 people in Agwar Gujjran: 3,021 men and 2,707 women, living in 1,164 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 1,908 hectares, the population density works out to about 300 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 896 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 669, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4,045 people, about 71 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.73 per cent and women at 62.25 per cent. The census recorded 2,290 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 1,842 main workers, the largest group, 1,392, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 231 cultivators on their own land and 150 agricultural labourers. A further 448 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Agwar Gujjran's land. Of the village's 1,908 hectares, 1,412 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (1,412 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 257 cultivators and 217 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included an allopathic hospital and a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Agwar Gujjran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jagraon, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Amargarh Urf Kaler, Agwar Khawaja Baju, Galib Kalan and Agwar Lopon Khurd.

What is the population of Agwar Gujjran?

The population of Agwar Gujjran was 5,728 at the 2011 census, living in 1,164 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Agwar Gujjran have?

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