Gurdaspur Bhaianਗੁਰਡਸਪੁਰ ਭਾਿਆਂ

Where is Gurdaspur Bhaian?

Gurdaspur Bhaian is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dina Nagar, 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 027603, and it covers 201 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,213 people in Gurdaspur Bhaian: 645 men and 568 women, living in 226 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 201 hectares, the population density works out to about 603 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 881 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 145, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 491 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.18 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86 per cent and women at 75.93 per cent. The census recorded 337 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 335 main workers, the largest group, 297, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 38 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gurdaspur Bhaian's land. Of the village's 201 hectares, 180 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (89 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (91 hectares). About 21 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 38 cultivators and 0 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Gurdaspur Bhaian is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jagatpur, Lahri, Dhobra and Bharial.

What is the population of Gurdaspur Bhaian?

The population of Gurdaspur Bhaian was 1,213 at the 2011 census, living in 226 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Gurdaspur Bhaian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gurdaspur Bhaian has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.