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Where is Gurdialpura?

Gurdialpura is a village of Samana tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Samana, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Samana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036160, and it covers 996 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 776 people in Gurdialpura: 407 men and 369 women, living in 159 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 996 hectares, the population density works out to about 78 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 907 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 81, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 176 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.86 per cent and women at 50.15 per cent. The census recorded 255 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 206 main workers, the largest group, 172, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 25 cultivators on their own land and 8 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 49 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gurdialpura's land. Of the village's 996 hectares, 112 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (112 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 26 cultivators and 214 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gurdialpura is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Samana, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samana, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kakrala, Bujrak, Premgarh Prem Singhwala and Shahpur.

What is the population of Gurdialpura?

The population of Gurdialpura was 776 at the 2011 census, living in 159 households in Samana tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Gurdialpura have?

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