Jia Sahota Kalanਜਿਆ ਸਹੋਟਾ ਕਲਾਂ

Where is Jia Sahota Kalan?

Jia Sahota Kalan is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Jia--Sahota--Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030870, and it covers 57 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 302 people in Jia Sahota Kalan: 148 men and 154 women, living in 66 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 57 hectares, the population density works out to about 530 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1041 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 30, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 203 people, about 67 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.6 per cent and women at 85.11 per cent. The census recorded 66 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 23 main workers, the largest group, 17, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 5 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 43 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Jia Sahota Kalan's land. Of the village's 57 hectares, 44 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 41 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (41 hectares). About 10 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 10 cultivators and 2 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Jia Sahota Kalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Hardo Patti Braich, Chohak, Chipra and Ramdaspur.

What is the population of Jia Sahota Kalan?

The population of Jia Sahota Kalan was 302 at the 2011 census, living in 66 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Jia Sahota Kalan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Jia Sahota Kalan has a government primary school and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.