Gadapurਗਡਾਪੁਰ

Where is Gadapur?

Gadapur is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ambala, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036925, and it covers 217 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 902 people in Gadapur: 486 men and 416 women, living in 179 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 217 hectares, the population density works out to about 416 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 856 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 110, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 425 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.95 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.76 per cent and women at 62.02 per cent. The census recorded 316 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 313 main workers, the largest group, 243, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 63 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gadapur's land. Of the village's 217 hectares, 197 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 145 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (145 hectares). About 20 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 63 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gadapur is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ambala, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sanjarpur, Uksi, Ballopur and Mugal Majra.

What is the population of Gadapur?

The population of Gadapur was 902 at the 2011 census, living in 179 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Gadapur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gadapur has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.