Garhi Ajitsinghਗੜ੍ਹੀ ਅਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Garhi Ajitsingh?

Garhi Ajitsingh is a village in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nawansahar, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Aur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032227, and it covers 463 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,641 people in Garhi Ajitsingh: 813 men and 828 women, living in 351 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 463 hectares, the population density works out to about 354 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1018 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 187, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 807 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.4 per cent and women at 74.32 per cent. The census recorded 430 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 254 main workers, the largest group, 164, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 87 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 household industry workers. A further 176 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Garhi Ajitsingh's land. Of the village's 463 hectares, 404 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (129 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (275 hectares). About 59 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 168 cultivators and 2 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Garhi Ajitsingh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nawansahar, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Baloni, Urapur, Grupar and Sheikhupur.

What is the population of Garhi Ajitsingh?

The population of Garhi Ajitsingh was 1,641 at the 2011 census, living in 351 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Garhi Ajitsingh have?

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