Gosalਗੋਸਲ

Where is Gosal?

Gosal is a village of Kalanaur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kalanour community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028021, and it covers 170 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 669 people in Gosal: 357 men and 312 women, living in 125 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 170 hectares, the population density works out to about 394 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 874 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 11 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 63.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.41 per cent and women at 58.16 per cent. The census recorded 172 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 171 main workers, the largest group, 92, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 43 agricultural labourers and 36 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gosal's land. Of the village's 170 hectares, 151 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (151 hectares). About 17 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 92 cultivators and 43 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had 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

Gosal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chikri, Manj, Naranwali and Talwandi Raja Dina Nath.

What is the population of Gosal?

The population of Gosal was 669 at the 2011 census, living in 125 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Gosal have?

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