Gurah Khurdਗੁਰਹ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Gurah Khurd?

Gurah Khurd is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sujanpur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sujanpur community development block and is served by the Gurha Khurd gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027410, and it covers 123 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 650 people in Gurah Khurd: 333 men and 317 women, living in 137 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 123 hectares, the population density works out to about 528 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 952 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 62, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.97 per cent and women at 87.2 per cent. The census recorded 194 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 189 main workers, the largest group, 182, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 6 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gurah Khurd's land. Of the village's 123 hectares, 30 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (3 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (27 hectares). About 93 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 6 cultivators and 1 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. 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

Gurah Khurd is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sujanpur, about 8 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 Madhopur Chhauni, Ranipur, Madhopur and Mutfaroa.

What is the population of Gurah Khurd?

The population of Gurah Khurd was 650 at the 2011 census, living in 137 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Gurah Khurd have?

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