Gohlaniਗੋਹਲਨੀ

Where is Gohlani?

Gohlani is a village of Nangal tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nangal, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038547, and it covers 156 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,668 people in Gohlani: 879 men and 789 women, living in 356 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 156 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,069 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 898 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 148, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 147 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.29 per cent and women at 78.4 per cent. The census recorded 865 workers, about 52 per cent of the village. Of the 307 main workers, the largest group, 141, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 136 cultivators on their own land and 24 household industry workers. A further 558 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gohlani's land. Of the village's 156 hectares, 137 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (137 hectares). About 19 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 230 cultivators and 23 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a dispensary. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Gohlani is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nangal, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nangal, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bela Dhiani, Sangatpur, Kulgraon and Bhikhapur.

What is the population of Gohlani?

The population of Gohlani was 1,668 at the 2011 census, living in 356 households in Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Gohlani have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Gohlani has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.