Gidriਗਿਡਰੀ

Where is Gidri?

Gidri 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 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Narot Jaimal Singh community development block and is served by the Narainpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027664, and it covers 83 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 20 people in Gidri: 10 men and 10 women, living in 3 households, an average of about 6.7 people per household. Spread over its 83 hectares, the population density works out to about 24 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 7, about 35 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 15.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 28.57 per cent and women at 0 per cent. The census recorded 5 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 5 main workers, the largest group, 5, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gidri's land. Of the village's 83 hectares, 6 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (6 hectares). About 17 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 5 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gidri is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sahu Chak, Chhaurian, Chak Sahu and Datyal.

What is the population of Gidri?

The population of Gidri was 20 at the 2011 census, living in 3 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Gidri have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gidri has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.