Gobindgarh (Ludhiana East)ਗੋਬਿੰਦਗੜ੍ਹ ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ ਏਅਸਟ

Where is Gobindgarh (Ludhiana East)?

Gobindgarh (Ludhiana East) is a village of Ludhiana East tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sahnewal, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-I community development block and is served by the Gobindgarh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033501, and it covers 190 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,674 people in Gobindgarh (Ludhiana East): 2,047 men and 1,627 women, living in 802 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 190 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,934 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 795 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 512, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,507 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.96 per cent and women at 79.13 per cent. The census recorded 1,746 workers, about 48 per cent of the village. Of the 1,318 main workers, the largest group, 1,115, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 138 cultivators on their own land and 45 household industry workers. A further 428 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gobindgarh (Ludhiana East)'s land. Of the village's 190 hectares, 98 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (98 hectares). About 92 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 149 cultivators and 30 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, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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

Gobindgarh (Ludhiana East) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sahnewal, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sahnewal Khurd, Kanganwal, Bilga and Pawa.

What is the population of Gobindgarh (Ludhiana East)?

The population of Gobindgarh (Ludhiana East) was 3,674 at the 2011 census, living in 802 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Gobindgarh (Ludhiana East) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gobindgarh (Ludhiana East) has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.