Gujarpurਗੁਜਰਪੁਰ

Where is Gujarpur?

Gujarpur is a village of Khadur Sahib tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chohla Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038245, and it covers 428 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 631 people in Gujarpur: 340 men and 291 women, living in 97 households, an average of about 6.5 people per household. Spread over its 428 hectares, the population density works out to about 147 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 856 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 88, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 224 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.48 per cent and women at 53.7 per cent. The census recorded 172 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 164 main workers, the largest group, 89, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 35 other workers in trade, transport and services and 34 agricultural labourers. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gujarpur's land. Of the village's 428 hectares, 356 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (356 hectares). About 72 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 89 cultivators and 35 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 anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gujarpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Patti, about 22 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Khadur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Munda Pind and Johal Dhaiwala.

What is the population of Gujarpur?

The population of Gujarpur was 631 at the 2011 census, living in 97 households in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Gujarpur have?

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