Sahotaਸਹੋਟਾ

Where is Sahota?

Sahota is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 1 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 038397, and it covers 144 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 464 people in Sahota: 228 men and 236 women, living in 93 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 144 hectares, the population density works out to about 322 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1035 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 52, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 82 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.09 per cent and women at 75.12 per cent. The census recorded 124 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 119 main workers, the largest group, 115, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 2 agricultural labourers and 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 5 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 144 hectares, 64 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 31 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (31 hectares). About 37 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 1 cultivators and 2 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Sahota is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak, Mianpur, Banni and Lamlehri.

What is the population of Sahota?

The population of Sahota was 464 at the 2011 census, living in 93 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar 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.