Ghudani Khurdਘੁਡਨੀ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Ghudani Khurd?

Ghudani Khurd is a village of Payal tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Payal, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Doraha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033324, and it covers 571 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,929 people in Ghudani Khurd: 1,018 men and 911 women, living in 380 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 571 hectares, the population density works out to about 338 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 895 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 145, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 466 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.09 per cent and women at 76.71 per cent. The census recorded 772 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 769 main workers, the largest group, 358, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 273 other workers in trade, transport and services and 133 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghudani Khurd's land. Of the village's 571 hectares, 527 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (527 hectares). About 44 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 360 cultivators and 134 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Ghudani Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Payal, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Payal, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ranwan, Jallah, Ghudani Kalan and Katahri.

What is the population of Ghudani Khurd?

The population of Ghudani Khurd was 1,929 at the 2011 census, living in 380 households in Payal tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Ghudani Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ghudani Khurd has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.