Gurpuraਗੁਰਪੁਰਾ

Where is Gurpura?

Gurpura 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 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038704, and it covers 53 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 98 people in Gurpura: 46 men and 52 women, living in 20 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 53 hectares, the population density works out to about 185 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1130 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 16 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 95.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.48 per cent and women at 100 per cent. The census recorded 25 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 24 main workers, the largest group, 16, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 6 cultivators on their own land and 2 household industry workers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gurpura's land. Of the village's 53 hectares, 28 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (28 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 6 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Gurpura is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bheora, Lakhmipur, Simbal Jhalian and Gandhon Khurd.

What is the population of Gurpura?

The population of Gurpura was 98 at the 2011 census, living in 20 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Gurpura have?

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