Gujjarpur Kalanਗੁੱਜਰਪੁਰ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Gujjarpur Kalan?

Gujjarpur Kalan is a village of Nawanshahr tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nawansahar, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nawanshahr community development block and is served by the Gujjarpur Kalan, Surinder Nagar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032087, and it covers 215 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 840 people in Gujjarpur Kalan: 416 men and 424 women, living in 176 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 215 hectares, the population density works out to about 391 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1019 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 101, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 649 people, about 77 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.99 per cent and women at 67.82 per cent. The census recorded 248 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 244 main workers, the largest group, 154, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 51 agricultural labourers and 37 cultivators on their own land. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gujjarpur Kalan's land. Of the village's 215 hectares, 173 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (173 hectares). About 42 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. The census recorded 37 cultivators and 53 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. 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

Gujjarpur Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nawansahar, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mubarkpur, Mahalon, Alachaur and Bhangal Kalan.

What is the population of Gujjarpur Kalan?

The population of Gujjarpur Kalan was 840 at the 2011 census, living in 176 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Gujjarpur Kalan have?

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