Gursian Piran Explained

Gursian Piran
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Punjab#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Punjab, India
Coordinates:31.0223°N 75.5404°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Punjab
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jalandhar
Government Type:Panchayat raj
Governing Body:Gram panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:240
Population Total:1000[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Note:Sex ratio 545/455 /
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Punjabi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:144039
Area Code Type:Telephone
Area Code:01821
Iso Code:IN-PB
Registration Plate:PB- 08

Gursian Piran is a village in Jalandhar district of Punjab State, India. It is located 11 km away from Nurmahal, 28.5 km from Phillaur, 40 km from district headquarter Jalandhar and 138 km from state capital Chandigarh. The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per Panchayati raj (India).

Demography

According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Gursian Piran has a total number of 196 houses and population of 1000 of which include 545 males and 455 females. Literacy rate of Gursian Piran is 73.46%, lower than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 92 which is 9.20% of total population of Gursian Piran, and child sex ratio is approximately 614 lower than state average of 897.

Most of the people are from Schedule Caste which constitutes 61.70% of total population in Gursian Piran. The town does not have any Schedule Tribe population so far.

As per census 2011, 388 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Gursian Piran which includes 330 males and 58 females. According to census survey report 2011, 84.79% workers describe their work as main work and 15.21% workers are involved in marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.

Transport

Nurmahal railway station is the nearest train station however, Phagwara Junction train station is 27.9 km away from the village. The village is 58.8 km away from domestic airport in Ludhiana and the nearest international airport is located in Chandigarh also Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport is the second nearest airport which is 135 km away in Amritsar.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Village Population per Census India. censusindia.gov.in.