Gidarpurਗਿਡਰਪੁਰ

Where is Gidarpur?

Gidarpur is a village of SAS Nagar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kharar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039142, and it covers 200 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 396 people in Gidarpur: 219 men and 177 women, living in 71 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 200 hectares, the population density works out to about 198 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 808 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 41, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 145 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.11 per cent and women at 77.64 per cent. The census recorded 127 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 101 main workers, the largest group, 50, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 25 household industry workers and 24 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 26 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gidarpur's land. Of the village's 200 hectares, 78 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (38 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (40 hectares). About 82 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 51 cultivators and 5 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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

Gidarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. SAS Nagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Saidpur, Maujpur, Shiampur and Raipur Kalan.

What is the population of Gidarpur?

The population of Gidarpur was 396 at the 2011 census, living in 71 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Gidarpur have?

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