Gujjarwal Betਗੁੱਜਰਵਲ ਬੇਟ

Where is Gujjarwal Bet?

Gujjarwal Bet is a village in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and 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 033411, and it covers 170 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 551 people in Gujjarwal Bet: 300 men and 251 women, living in 126 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 170 hectares, the population density works out to about 324 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 837 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 61, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 315 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.97 per cent and women at 75.44 per cent. The census recorded 422 workers, about 77 per cent of the village. Of the 361 main workers, the largest group, 132, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 118 household industry workers and 82 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 61 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gujjarwal Bet's land. Of the village's 170 hectares, 157 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (157 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 136 cultivators and 30 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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.

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

Gujjarwal Bet is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. 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 Bhaini Gahi, Jhugian Kadir, Bhaini Nathu and Dholanwal.

What is the population of Gujjarwal Bet?

The population of Gujjarwal Bet was 551 at the 2011 census, living in 126 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Gujjarwal Bet have?

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