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Where is Gazipur?

Gazipur is a village in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rajpura, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rajpura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036957, and it covers 172 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 460 people in Gazipur: 267 men and 193 women, living in 83 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 172 hectares, the population density works out to about 267 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 723 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 45, about 10 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 84.1 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.12 per cent and women at 77.27 per cent. The census recorded 268 workers, about 58 per cent of the village. Of the 164 main workers, the largest group, 130, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 27 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 104 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gazipur's land. Of the village's 172 hectares, 151 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 149 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (149 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 13 hours a day. With 29 cultivators and 6 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Gazipur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rajpura, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Said kheri, Kheri Gandean, Bhogla and Dhindsa.

What is the population of Gazipur?

The population of Gazipur was 460 at the 2011 census, living in 83 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Gazipur have?

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