Faridpur Gujranਫਰੀਦਪੁਰ ਗੁਜਰਾਂ

Where is Faridpur Gujran?

Faridpur Gujran is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037003, and it covers 131 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 258 people in Faridpur Gujran: 141 men and 117 women, living in 53 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 131 hectares, the population density works out to about 197 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 830 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 33, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 18 people, about 7 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.62 per cent and women at 70.59 per cent. The census recorded 82 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 81 main workers, the largest group, 44, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 29 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Faridpur Gujran's land. Of the village's 131 hectares, 98 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (98 hectares). About 33 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 30 cultivators and 6 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Faridpur Gujran is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kanwarpur, Akbarpur, Upal Heri and Bhapal.

What is the population of Faridpur Gujran?

The population of Faridpur Gujran was 258 at the 2011 census, living in 53 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Faridpur Gujran have?

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