Ghamirpurਘਮਿਰਪੁਰ

Where is Ghamirpur?

Ghamirpur is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and 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 is served by the Ghamirpur Upper, Ghamirpur Lower gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038356, and it covers 444 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,246 people in Ghamirpur: 1,121 men and 1,125 women, living in 443 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 444 hectares, the population density works out to about 506 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1004 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 233, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 519 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.84 per cent and women at 75.22 per cent. The census recorded 745 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 720 main workers, the largest group, 347, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 266 cultivators on their own land and 80 agricultural labourers. A further 25 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghamirpur's land. Of the village's 444 hectares, 222 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 216 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (88 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (128 hectares). About 214 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 273 cultivators and 88 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 2 government primary schools, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Ghamirpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Behlu, Surewal, Khanpur and Bikapur.

What is the population of Ghamirpur?

The population of Ghamirpur was 2,246 at the 2011 census, living in 443 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Ghamirpur have?

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