Gobindpur Alias Dhespurਗੋਬਿੰਦਪੁਰ ਅਲਿਆਸ ਧੇਸਪੁਰ

Where is Gobindpur Alias Dhespur?

Gobindpur Alias Dhespur 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 3 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 038868, and it covers 87 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 346 people in Gobindpur Alias Dhespur: 187 men and 159 women, living in 65 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 87 hectares, the population density works out to about 398 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 850 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 21, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 125 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.08 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.4 per cent and women at 74.32 per cent. The census recorded 238 workers, about 69 per cent of the village. Of the 105 main workers, the largest group, 60, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 35 other workers in trade, transport and services and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 133 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gobindpur Alias Dhespur's land. Of the village's 87 hectares, 77 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (77 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 62 cultivators and 17 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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

Gobindpur Alias Dhespur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 3 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 Bhurara, Barsalpur, Saidpur and Rurkee.

What is the population of Gobindpur Alias Dhespur?

The population of Gobindpur Alias Dhespur was 346 at the 2011 census, living in 65 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Gobindpur Alias Dhespur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gobindpur Alias Dhespur has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.