Gahotਗਹੋਟ

Where is Gahot?

Gahot is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030844, and it covers 65 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 368 people in Gahot: 202 men and 166 women, living in 74 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 65 hectares, the population density works out to about 566 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 822 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 5 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 94.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 97.88 per cent and women at 91.3 per cent. The census recorded 96 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 92 main workers, the largest group, 82, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 8 household industry workers and 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gahot's land. Of the village's 65 hectares, 56 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (56 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 1 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gahot is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lodhi Chak, Harsi Pind, Darga Heri and Salahpur.

What is the population of Gahot?

The population of Gahot was 368 at the 2011 census, living in 74 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Gahot have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gahot has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.