Taprian Gharispurਤਪਰਿਆਂ ਘਰਿਸਪੁਰ

Where is Taprian Gharispur?

Taprian Gharispur is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and is served by the Tapprian Gharispur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038770, and it covers 96 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 396 people in Taprian Gharispur: 201 men and 195 women, living in 70 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 96 hectares, the population density works out to about 412 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 970 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 51, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 329 people, about 83 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.09 per cent and women at 75.15 per cent. The census recorded 136 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 102 main workers, the largest group, 72, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 16 agricultural labourers and 14 cultivators on their own land. A further 34 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Taprian Gharispur's land. Of the village's 96 hectares, 88 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (88 hectares). About 8 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 22 cultivators and 24 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Taprian Gharispur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Taprian Boothgarh, Chhota Surtanpur, Ramgarh and Bara Surtanpur.

What is the population of Taprian Gharispur?

The population of Taprian Gharispur was 396 at the 2011 census, living in 70 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Taprian Gharispur have?

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