Gandhon Khurdਗਂਧੋਨ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Gandhon Khurd?

Gandhon Khurd is a village in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and is served by the Chotti Gandhon gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038706, and it covers 59 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 187 people in Gandhon Khurd: 102 men and 85 women, living in 40 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 59 hectares, the population density works out to about 317 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 833 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.89 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.62 per cent and women at 82.05 per cent. The census recorded 55 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 54 main workers, the largest group, 35, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 11 cultivators on their own land and 8 household industry workers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gandhon Khurd's land. Of the village's 59 hectares, 35 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (35 hectares). About 22 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 11 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Gandhon Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lakhmipur, Pathar Majra, Gurpura and Rangilpur.

What is the population of Gandhon Khurd?

The population of Gandhon Khurd was 187 at the 2011 census, living in 40 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Gandhon Khurd have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gandhon Khurd has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.