Garhi Sheruਗੜ੍ਹੀ ਸ਼ੇਰੁ

Where is Garhi Sheru?

Garhi Sheru is a village of Ludhiana East tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033435, and it covers 118 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 155 people in Garhi Sheru: 85 men and 70 women, living in 32 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 118 hectares, the population density works out to about 131 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 824 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 11, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 155 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.89 per cent and women at 65.08 per cent. The census recorded 74 workers, about 48 per cent of the village. Of the 71 main workers, the largest group, 50, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 19 cultivators on their own land and 2 household industry workers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives no net sown area figure for Garhi Sheru, whose total area is 118 hectares. About 60 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 20 cultivators and 0 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. 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. 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

Garhi Sheru is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Togar, Kariana Kalan, Burj Mattewara and Bounker.

What is the population of Garhi Sheru?

The population of Garhi Sheru was 155 at the 2011 census, living in 32 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Garhi Sheru have?

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