Gangianਗਂਗਿਆਂ

Where is Gangian?

Gangian is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030934, and it covers 102 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 95 people in Gangian: 50 men and 45 women, living in 16 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 102 hectares, the population density works out to about 93 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 900 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 9, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 4 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.63 per cent and women at 64.86 per cent. The census recorded 19 workers, about 20 per cent of the village. Of the 18 main workers, the largest group, 10, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 5 cultivators on their own land and 2 household industry workers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gangian's land. Of the village's 102 hectares, 86 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 84 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (84 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 5 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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Gangian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dasua, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Randhawa, Bajwa, Kolar and Keharwali.

What is the population of Gangian?

The population of Gangian was 95 at the 2011 census, living in 16 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Gangian have?

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