Sahotaਸਹੋਟਾ

Where is Sahota?

Sahota is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031203, and it covers 72 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 455 people in Sahota: 211 men and 244 women, living in 99 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 72 hectares, the population density works out to about 632 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1156 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 40, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 47 people, about 10 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.06 per cent and women at 86.73 per cent. The census recorded 94 workers, about 21 per cent of the village. Of the 93 main workers, the largest group, 48, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 39 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sahota's land. Of the village's 72 hectares, 64 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (64 hectares). About 8 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 40 cultivators and 5 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Sahota is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kajla, Rajpur, Saroa and Ranga.

What is the population of Sahota?

The population of Sahota was 455 at the 2011 census, living in 99 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Sahota have?

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