ਰਾਏਪੁਰ ਗੁੱਜਰਨਰਾਏਪੁਰ ਗੁੱਜਰਨ

Where is Raipur Gujjran?

Raipur Gujjran is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and is served by the Raipur--Gujjran gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031934, and it covers 158 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 435 people in Raipur Gujjran: 237 men and 198 women, living in 92 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 158 hectares, the population density works out to about 275 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 835 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 40, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 286 people, about 66 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.23 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.19 per cent and women at 69.19 per cent. The census recorded 145 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 99 main workers, the largest group, 68, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 26 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 46 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Raipur Gujjran's land. Of the village's 158 hectares, 108 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (108 hectares). About 50 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 27 cultivators and 4 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Raipur Gujjran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Possi, Moranwali, Paddi Sura Singh and Moila.

What is the population of Raipur Gujjran?

The population of Raipur Gujjran was 435 at the 2011 census, living in 92 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Raipur Gujjran have?

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