Gurri Sangarਗੁਰਰੀ ਸਂਗਰ

Where is Gurri Sangar?

Gurri Sangar is a village of Gidderbaha tehsil in Sri Muktsar Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kot Bhai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035347, and it covers 851 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,803 people in Gurri Sangar: 1,468 men and 1,335 women, living in 546 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 851 hectares, the population density works out to about 329 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 909 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 331, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,250 people, about 45 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.5 per cent and women at 54.35 per cent. The census recorded 1,066 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 802 main workers, the largest group, 420, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 200 agricultural labourers and 181 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 264 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gurri Sangar's land. Of the village's 851 hectares, 791 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (518 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (273 hectares). About 60 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 438 cultivators and 326 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gurri Sangar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Muktsar Sahib, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gidderbaha, the tehsil headquarters, and Sri Muktsar Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kauni, Dhulkot, Khirkianwala and Lohara.

What is the population of Gurri Sangar?

The population of Gurri Sangar was 2,803 at the 2011 census, living in 546 households in Gidderbaha tehsil of Sri Muktsar Sahib district.

What facilities does Gurri Sangar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gurri Sangar has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.