Gotran Lahriਗੋਟਰਨ ਲਹਰੀ

Where is Gotran Lahri?

Gotran Lahri is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027606, and it covers 88 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 623 people in Gotran Lahri: 311 men and 312 women, living in 124 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 88 hectares, the population density works out to about 708 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1003 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 89, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 399 people, about 64 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.89 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.95 per cent and women at 82.05 per cent. The census recorded 171 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 132 main workers, the largest group, 49, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 46 agricultural labourers and 22 cultivators on their own land. A further 39 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gotran Lahri's land. Of the village's 88 hectares, 77 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (31 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (46 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 23 cultivators and 82 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Gotran Lahri is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bharial, Naushehra, Lahri and Sultanpur.

What is the population of Gotran Lahri?

The population of Gotran Lahri was 623 at the 2011 census, living in 124 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Gotran Lahri have?

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