Ghanaur Rajputaਘਨੌੜ ਰਾਜਪੂਤਾ

Where is Ghanaur Rajputa?

Ghanaur Rajputa is a village of Dirba tehsil in Sangrur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sangrur, about 34 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sunam community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039816, and it covers 326 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,393 people in Ghanaur Rajputa: 737 men and 656 women, living in 270 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 326 hectares, the population density works out to about 427 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 890 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 163, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 597 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 49.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 53.01 per cent and women at 45.28 per cent. The census recorded 523 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 515 main workers, the largest group, 206, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 195 cultivators on their own land and 108 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghanaur Rajputa's land. Of the village's 326 hectares, 310 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (187 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (123 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 195 cultivators and 212 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Ghanaur Rajputa is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sangrur, about 34 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dirba, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Santpura, Bagrol, Kamalpur and Shafipur Kalan.

What is the population of Ghanaur Rajputa?

The population of Ghanaur Rajputa was 1,393 at the 2011 census, living in 270 households in Dirba tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Ghanaur Rajputa have?

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