Gazdinagarਗਜ਼ਡੀਨਗਰ

Where is Gazdinagar?

Gazdinagar is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 13 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 037065, and it covers 270 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 863 people in Gazdinagar: 451 men and 412 women, living in 130 households, an average of about 6.6 people per household. Spread over its 270 hectares, the population density works out to about 320 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 914 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 96, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 161 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.71 per cent and women at 74.73 per cent. The census recorded 293 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 238 main workers, the largest group, 133, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 92 other workers in trade, transport and services and 11 agricultural labourers. A further 55 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gazdinagar's land. Of the village's 270 hectares, 235 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (213 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (22 hectares). About 35 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 138 cultivators and 27 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. 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 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

Gazdinagar is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 13 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 Chalheri, Surajgarh, Bhuri Majri and Ghurama Kalan.

What is the population of Gazdinagar?

The population of Gazdinagar was 863 at the 2011 census, living in 130 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Gazdinagar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gazdinagar has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.