Ghandranਘਂਡਰਨ

Where is Ghandran?

Ghandran is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 8 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 027522, and it covers 210 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 812 people in Ghandran: 403 men and 409 women, living in 159 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 210 hectares, the population density works out to about 387 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1015 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 98, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 263 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.55 per cent and women at 80.61 per cent. The census recorded 195 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 188 main workers, the largest group, 144, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 42 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghandran's land. Of the village's 210 hectares, 100 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (100 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 42 cultivators and 2 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, 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Ghandran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 8 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 Nalunga, Dhaki Shada, Gharota Khurd and Gharota Kalan.

What is the population of Ghandran?

The population of Ghandran was 812 at the 2011 census, living in 159 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Ghandran have?

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