Gujjarpur Khurdਗੁੱਜਰਪੁਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Gujjarpur Khurd?

Gujjarpur Khurd is a village of Banga tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Banga, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Banga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032118, and it covers 86 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 204 people in Gujjarpur Khurd: 105 men and 99 women, living in 40 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 86 hectares, the population density works out to about 237 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 943 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 26, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 93 people, about 46 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.52 per cent and women at 85.06 per cent. The census recorded 68 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 66 main workers, the largest group, 34, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 18 other workers in trade, transport and services and 12 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gujjarpur Khurd's land. Of the village's 86 hectares, 78 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (78 hectares). About 8 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 35 cultivators and 13 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 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Gujjarpur Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Banga, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Banga, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bahla, Paddi Matwali, Pathlawa and Gobindpur.

What is the population of Gujjarpur Khurd?

The population of Gujjarpur Khurd was 204 at the 2011 census, living in 40 households in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Gujjarpur Khurd have?

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