Gatta Mundi Kasuਗੱਟਾ ਮੁਂਡੀ ਕਾਸੂ

Where is Gatta Mundi Kasu?

Gatta Mundi Kasu is a village of Shahkot tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Lohian Khas community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029696, and it covers 293 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 992 people in Gatta Mundi Kasu: 515 men and 477 women, living in 175 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 293 hectares, the population density works out to about 339 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 926 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 139, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 518 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.09 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.38 per cent and women at 53.49 per cent. The census recorded 401 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 257 main workers, the largest group, 136, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 104 agricultural labourers and 9 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 144 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gatta Mundi Kasu's land. Of the village's 293 hectares, 255 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (255 hectares). About 38 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 140 cultivators and 233 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Gatta Mundi Kasu is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Shahkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mundi Chohlian, Mundi Kasu, Mundi Shehrian and Maharajwala.

What is the population of Gatta Mundi Kasu?

The population of Gatta Mundi Kasu was 992 at the 2011 census, living in 175 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Gatta Mundi Kasu have?

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