Gobindpur Urf Saniar Heriਗੋਬਿੰਦਪੁਰ ਉਰਫ ਸਨਿਆਰ ਹੇੜੀ

Where is Gobindpur Urf Saniar Heri?

Gobindpur Urf Saniar Heri is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036486, and it covers 449 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 194 people in Gobindpur Urf Saniar Heri: 105 men and 89 women, living in 36 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 449 hectares, the population density works out to about 43 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 848 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 21, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 9 people, about 5 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.79 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 81 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 56 main workers, the largest group, 21, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 18 agricultural labourers and 16 cultivators on their own land. A further 25 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gobindpur Urf Saniar Heri's land. Of the village's 449 hectares, 385 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (385 hectares). About 31 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 16 cultivators and 42 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 one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had 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

Gobindpur Urf Saniar Heri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Patiala, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Daun Khurd, Panaudian, Kalwa and Jafar Nagar Urf Sadiwal.

What is the population of Gobindpur Urf Saniar Heri?

The population of Gobindpur Urf Saniar Heri was 194 at the 2011 census, living in 36 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Gobindpur Urf Saniar Heri have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gobindpur Urf Saniar Heri has government schools from primary to middle school level. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.