Ghagar Saraiਘਗਰ ਸਰਾਏ

Where is Ghagar Sarai?

Ghagar Sarai is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 8 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 037062, and it covers 260 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,843 people in Ghagar Sarai: 988 men and 855 women, living in 360 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 260 hectares, the population density works out to about 709 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 865 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 188, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 375 people, about 20 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.66 per cent and women at 71.89 per cent. The census recorded 579 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 512 main workers, the largest group, 227, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 199 cultivators on their own land and 68 agricultural labourers. A further 67 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghagar Sarai's land. Of the village's 260 hectares, 158 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (158 hectares). About 43 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 220 cultivators and 78 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ghagar Sarai is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gandan, Bhuri Majri, Madanpur and Chalheri.

What is the population of Ghagar Sarai?

The population of Ghagar Sarai was 1,843 at the 2011 census, living in 360 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Ghagar Sarai have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ghagar Sarai has government schools from primary to secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.