Gorsian Khan Mohammadਗੋਰਸਿਆਂ ਖਾਨ ਮੁਹੰਮਦ

Where is Gorsian Khan Mohammad?

Gorsian Khan Mohammad is a village in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sidhwan Bet community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033845, and it covers 391 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 921 people in Gorsian Khan Mohammad: 452 men and 469 women, living in 158 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 391 hectares, the population density works out to about 236 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1038 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 133, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 893 people, about 97 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.12 per cent and women at 42.86 per cent. The census recorded 402 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 204 main workers, the largest group, 95, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 54 cultivators on their own land and 51 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 198 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gorsian Khan Mohammad's land. Of the village's 391 hectares, 309 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (101 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (208 hectares). About 82 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 66 cultivators and 228 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Gorsian Khan Mohammad is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kot Umra, Akuwal, Kot Mana and Ghunewal.

What is the population of Gorsian Khan Mohammad?

The population of Gorsian Khan Mohammad was 921 at the 2011 census, living in 158 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Gorsian Khan Mohammad have?

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