Gulabgarhਗੁਲਾਬਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Gulabgarh?

Gulabgarh is a village of Dera Bassi tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and is served by the Mahiwala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039340, and it covers 234 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 791 people in Gulabgarh: 434 men and 357 women, living in 161 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 234 hectares, the population density works out to about 338 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 823 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 111, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 326 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.45 per cent and women at 73.62 per cent. The census recorded 240 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 239 main workers, the largest group, 202, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 30 agricultural labourers and 4 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gulabgarh's land. Of the village's 234 hectares, 197 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 98 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (98 hectares). About 1 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 4 cultivators and 30 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 and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gulabgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kuranwala, Saidpura, Haibatpur and Bakarpur.

What is the population of Gulabgarh?

The population of Gulabgarh was 791 at the 2011 census, living in 161 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Gulabgarh have?

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