Gulzarpur Alias Tharwaਗੁਲਜ਼ਰਪੁਰ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਥਰਵਾ

Where is Gulzarpur Alias Tharwa?

Gulzarpur Alias Tharwa is a village of Patran tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patran, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patran community development block and is served by the Gulzarpur A Tharwa gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036240, and it covers 534 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,058 people in Gulzarpur Alias Tharwa: 1,067 men and 991 women, living in 346 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 534 hectares, the population density works out to about 385 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 929 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 278, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 872 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.89 per cent and women at 54.63 per cent. The census recorded 557 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 504 main workers, the largest group, 216, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 202 cultivators on their own land and 73 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 53 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gulzarpur Alias Tharwa's land. Of the village's 534 hectares, 484 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 479 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (479 hectares). About 50 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 211 cultivators and 235 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gulzarpur Alias Tharwa is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patran, about 20 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 Sagra, Taipur, Beharjach and Matauli.

What is the population of Gulzarpur Alias Tharwa?

The population of Gulzarpur Alias Tharwa was 2,058 at the 2011 census, living in 346 households in Patran tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Gulzarpur Alias Tharwa have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gulzarpur Alias Tharwa has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.