Tirak Gandhiਤਿਰਕ ਗਾਂਧੀ

Where is Tirak Gandhi?

Tirak Gandhi 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 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and is served by the Tirak Karman gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038508, and it covers 86 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 127 people in Tirak Gandhi: 69 men and 58 women, living in 23 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 86 hectares, the population density works out to about 148 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 841 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 6 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 82.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.06 per cent and women at 74.55 per cent. The census recorded 34 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 31 main workers, the largest group, 18, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 10 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tirak Gandhi's land. Of the village's 86 hectares, 74 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 74 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (12 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (62 hectares). About 11 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 10 cultivators and 3 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. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Tirak Gandhi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tirak Karman, Naulakha, Fatehpur Bunga and Kheri.

What is the population of Tirak Gandhi?

The population of Tirak Gandhi was 127 at the 2011 census, living in 23 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Tirak Gandhi have?

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