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Where is Jhanda Gujjran?

Jhanda Gujjran is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and is served by the Kotla Gujjran gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028402, and it covers 227 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 95 people in Jhanda Gujjran: 52 men and 43 women, living in 19 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 227 hectares, the population density works out to about 42 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 827 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.36 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.18 per cent and women at 81.4 per cent. The census recorded 32 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 29 main workers, the largest group, 26, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jhanda Gujjran's land. Of the village's 227 hectares, 153 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (153 hectares). About 27 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. With 26 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Jhanda Gujjran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dasua, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Salhopur, Jhanda Labana, Kotla Gujjran and Chhichhra.

What is the population of Jhanda Gujjran?

The population of Jhanda Gujjran was 95 at the 2011 census, living in 19 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Jhanda Gujjran have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jhanda Gujjran has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.