Gobindpura Papraਗੋਬਿੰਦਪੁਰਾ ਪੱਪਰਾ

Where is Gobindpura Papra?

Gobindpura Papra is a village in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Moonak, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lehragaga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039929, and it covers 447 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,351 people in Gobindpura Papra: 732 men and 619 women, living in 250 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 447 hectares, the population density works out to about 302 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 846 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 156, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 431 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 52.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 56.88 per cent and women at 47.08 per cent. The census recorded 399 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 394 main workers, the largest group, 243, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 102 agricultural labourers and 47 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gobindpura Papra's land. Of the village's 447 hectares, 399 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (324 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (75 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 244 cultivators and 103 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. 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. 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

Gobindpura Papra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Moonak, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Moonak, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Surjan Bhaini, Balran, Bhundar Bhaini and Bazidpur.

What is the population of Gobindpura Papra?

The population of Gobindpura Papra was 1,351 at the 2011 census, living in 250 households in Moonak tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Gobindpura Papra have?

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