Simbli Gujjranਸਿਂਬਲੀ ਗੁੱਜਰਨ

Where is Simbli Gujjran?

Simbli Gujjran is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 16 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 027494, and it covers 182 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 658 people in Simbli Gujjran: 317 men and 341 women, living in 126 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 182 hectares, the population density works out to about 362 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1076 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 85, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 131 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.7 per cent and women at 73.93 per cent. The census recorded 192 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 178 main workers, the largest group, 101, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 74 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Simbli Gujjran's land. Of the village's 182 hectares, 118 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (26 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (56 hectares). About 64 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 74 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. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Simbli Gujjran is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 16 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 Lahri, Talwara Jattan, Naushenra Nalbandan and Beli Chahngan.

What is the population of Simbli Gujjran?

The population of Simbli Gujjran was 658 at the 2011 census, living in 126 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Simbli Gujjran have?

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