Garhiਗੜ੍ਹੀ

Where is Garhi?

Garhi is a village of Chamkaur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038782, and it covers 151 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 577 people in Garhi: 308 men and 269 women, living in 106 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 151 hectares, the population density works out to about 382 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 873 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 63, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 323 people, about 56 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.28 per cent and women at 79.32 per cent. The census recorded 221 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 192 main workers, the largest group, 96, were household industry workers, ahead of 73 other workers in trade, transport and services and 14 agricultural labourers. A further 29 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Garhi's land. Of the village's 151 hectares, 139 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (139 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. The census recorded 10 cultivators and 24 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, 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Garhi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Karkhana Bela, Kulian, Jagatpur and Chupki.

What is the population of Garhi?

The population of Garhi was 577 at the 2011 census, living in 106 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Garhi have?

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