Goslanਗੋਸਲਨ

Where is Goslan?

Goslan is a village in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Kurali, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kharar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039036, and it covers 81 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 411 people in Goslan: 225 men and 186 women, living in 86 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 81 hectares, the population density works out to about 507 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 827 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 31, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 140 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.37 per cent and women at 73.99 per cent. The census recorded 111 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 93 main workers, the largest group, 69, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 21 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Goslan's land. Of the village's 81 hectares, 81 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (81 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 22 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Goslan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kurali, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Singhpura, Kalewal, Kanauran and Badarpur.

What is the population of Goslan?

The population of Goslan was 411 at the 2011 census, living in 86 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Goslan have?

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