Gurditpurਗੁਰਦਿੱਤਪੁਰ

Where is Gurditpur?

Gurditpur is a village in Patran tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patran, about 27 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patran community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036237, and it covers 550 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 782 people in Gurditpur: 410 men and 372 women, living in 135 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 550 hectares, the population density works out to about 142 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 907 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 6 people, about 1 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.83 per cent and women at 80.52 per cent. The census recorded 265 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 225 main workers, the largest group, 148, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 68 other workers in trade, transport and services and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 40 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gurditpur's land. Of the village's 550 hectares, 523 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (523 hectares). About 27 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 148 cultivators and 29 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Gurditpur is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patran, about 27 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patran, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Arno, Beharjach, Galoli and Sagra.

What is the population of Gurditpur?

The population of Gurditpur was 782 at the 2011 census, living in 135 households in Patran tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Gurditpur have?

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