Gulpurਗੁਲਪੁਰ

Where is Gulpur?

Gulpur is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 13 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 027540, and it covers 97 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 337 people in Gulpur: 178 men and 159 women, living in 63 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 97 hectares, the population density works out to about 347 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 893 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 109 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.42 per cent and women at 72.03 per cent. The census recorded 73 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 72 main workers, the largest group, 35, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 33 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gulpur's land. Of the village's 97 hectares, 62 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 47 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (14 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (33 hectares). About 35 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 33 cultivators and 4 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. 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Gulpur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 13 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 Chhani Maqimpur, Fatehgarh, Chak Paswala and Panjupur.

What is the population of Gulpur?

The population of Gulpur was 337 at the 2011 census, living in 63 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Gulpur have?

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