Khanpur Gandeanਖਾਨਪੁਰ ਗਂਡੇਅਨ

Where is Khanpur Gandean?

Khanpur Gandean is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 7 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 036934, and it covers 358 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,979 people in Khanpur Gandean: 1,086 men and 893 women, living in 349 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 358 hectares, the population density works out to about 553 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 822 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 239, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 769 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.79 per cent and women at 72.25 per cent. The census recorded 700 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 587 main workers, the largest group, 249, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 189 cultivators on their own land and 138 agricultural labourers. A further 113 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Khanpur Gandean's land. Of the village's 358 hectares, 315 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (315 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 192 cultivators and 182 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 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Khanpur Gandean 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 7 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 Mehmoodpur, Khairpur Jattan, Alawal Majra and Mahewan.

What is the population of Khanpur Gandean?

The population of Khanpur Gandean was 1,979 at the 2011 census, living in 349 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Khanpur Gandean have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Khanpur Gandean has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.