Dudhan Gujranਦੁੱਧਾਂ ਗੁਜਰਾਂ

Where is Dudhan Gujran?

Dudhan Gujran is a village of Dudhan Sadhan tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036742, and it covers 415 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 892 people in Dudhan Gujran: 450 men and 442 women, living in 156 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 415 hectares, the population density works out to about 215 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 982 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 125, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 180 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.22 per cent and women at 58.68 per cent. The census recorded 280 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 251 main workers, the largest group, 134, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 85 other workers in trade, transport and services and 24 agricultural labourers. A further 29 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dudhan Gujran's land. Of the village's 415 hectares, 403 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 (377 hectares). About 12 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 137 cultivators and 28 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dudhan Gujran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lehla Jagir, Khatauli, Akbarpur Afghana and Roshanpur.

What is the population of Dudhan Gujran?

The population of Dudhan Gujran was 892 at the 2011 census, living in 156 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Dudhan Gujran have?

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