Aima Gujjranਐਮਾ ਗੁੱਜਰਨ

Where is Aima Gujjran?

Aima Gujjran is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027543, and it covers 130 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 844 people in Aima Gujjran: 450 men and 394 women, living in 157 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 130 hectares, the population density works out to about 649 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 876 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 101, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 214 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.37 per cent and women at 82.18 per cent. The census recorded 215 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 214 main workers, the largest group, 112, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 59 cultivators on their own land and 43 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Aima Gujjran's land. Of the village's 130 hectares, 116 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (68 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (48 hectares). About 14 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 59 cultivators and 43 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

Aima Gujjran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Paswala, Jaswan Lahri, Raj Parura and Gulpur.

What is the population of Aima Gujjran?

The population of Aima Gujjran was 844 at the 2011 census, living in 157 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Aima Gujjran have?

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