Sohal Khalsaਸੋਹਲ ਖਲਸਾ

Where is Sohal Khalsa?

Sohal Khalsa is a village of Shahkot tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 10 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 029852, and it covers 133 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 568 people in Sohal Khalsa: 289 men and 279 women, living in 116 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 133 hectares, the population density works out to about 427 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 965 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 69, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 237 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.46 per cent and women at 73.44 per cent. The census recorded 169 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 165 main workers, the largest group, 79, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 53 cultivators on their own land and 29 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sohal Khalsa's land. Of the village's 133 hectares, 123 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (123 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 53 cultivators and 30 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. 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. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sohal Khalsa is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Lohian Khass, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Billi Chao, Talwandi Madho, Chawinda and Kotla Heran.

What is the population of Sohal Khalsa?

The population of Sohal Khalsa was 568 at the 2011 census, living in 116 households in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Sohal Khalsa have?

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