Gondianਗੋਂਡਿਆਂ

Where is Gondian?

Gondian 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 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and is served by the Mugo--Patti gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031773, and it covers 52 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 24 people in Gondian: 11 men and 13 women, living in 4 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 52 hectares, the population density works out to about 46 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1182 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 25 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 66.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 55.56 per cent and women at 77.78 per cent. The census recorded 6 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 6 main workers, the largest group, 4, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 1 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gondian's land. Of the village's 52 hectares, 34 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 33 hectares of it were irrigated. About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 1 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Gondian is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sarhala Kalan, Mugo Patti, Gopalian and Mahal.

What is the population of Gondian?

The population of Gondian was 24 at the 2011 census, living in 4 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Gondian have?

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