Ganeshpura Alias Seonaਗਨੇਸ਼ਪੁਰਾ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਸੇਓਨਾ

Where is Ganeshpura Alias Seona?

Ganeshpura Alias Seona is a village in Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ghagga, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patran community development block and is served by the Seona gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036292, and it covers 489 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,401 people in Ganeshpura Alias Seona: 768 men and 633 women, living in 248 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 489 hectares, the population density works out to about 287 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 824 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 179, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 775 people, about 55 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.86 per cent and women at 57.64 per cent. The census recorded 475 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 394 main workers, the largest group, 152, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 129 other workers in trade, transport and services and 111 cultivators on their own land. A further 81 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ganeshpura Alias Seona's land. Of the village's 489 hectares, 463 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (463 hectares). About 26 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 111 cultivators and 169 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools, 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ganeshpura Alias Seona is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ghagga, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patran, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ugoke, Rampur Parta, Buta Singhwala Urf Harigarh and Dawarkapur.

What is the population of Ganeshpura Alias Seona?

The population of Ganeshpura Alias Seona was 1,401 at the 2011 census, living in 248 households in Patran tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Ganeshpura Alias Seona have?

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