Gajjpurਗੱਜਪੁਰ

Where is Gajjpur?

Gajjpur is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038415, and it covers 334 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,134 people in Gajjpur: 592 men and 542 women, living in 213 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 334 hectares, the population density works out to about 340 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 154, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 106 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.86 per cent and women at 73.19 per cent. The census recorded 437 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 346 main workers, the largest group, 153, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 116 cultivators on their own land and 40 household industry workers. A further 91 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gajjpur's land. Of the village's 334 hectares, 234 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 213 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (213 hectares). About 96 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 133 cultivators and 42 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Gajjpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotla, Chandpur, Mehndali Khurd and Badhal.

What is the population of Gajjpur?

The population of Gajjpur was 1,134 at the 2011 census, living in 213 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Gajjpur have?

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