Ghaianਘਾਿਆਂ

Where is Ghaian?

Ghaian 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 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Kotli--Khurd gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030766, and it covers 79 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 260 people in Ghaian: 139 men and 121 women, living in 60 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 79 hectares, the population density works out to about 329 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 871 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 5 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 9 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.73 per cent and women at 77.39 per cent. The census recorded 81 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 74 main workers, the largest group, 66, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 7 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 household industry workers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ghaian's land. Of the village's 79 hectares, 71 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (71 hectares). About 8 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 0 cultivators and 66 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ghaian is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dasua, about 6 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 Budhu Barkat, Jand, Khepar and Bala.

What is the population of Ghaian?

The population of Ghaian was 260 at the 2011 census, living in 60 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Ghaian have?

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