Ghagon Roranwaliਘਗੋਨ ਰੋਰਨਵਾਲੀ

Where is Ghagon Roranwali?

Ghagon Roranwali is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and is served by the Ghagon--Roranwali gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032036, and it covers 174 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,295 people in Ghagon Roranwali: 644 men and 651 women, living in 263 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 174 hectares, the population density works out to about 744 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1011 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 128, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 423 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.21 per cent and women at 76.15 per cent. The census recorded 352 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 346 main workers, the largest group, 170, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 129 cultivators on their own land and 45 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghagon Roranwali's land. Of the village's 174 hectares, 145 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 82 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (82 hectares). About 26 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 131 cultivators and 47 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. 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre and a dispensary. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Ghagon Roranwali is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhambian, Chak Rautan, Saddarpur and Jamalpur.

What is the population of Ghagon Roranwali?

The population of Ghagon Roranwali was 1,295 at the 2011 census, living in 263 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Ghagon Roranwali have?

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