Thana Gobindgarhਥਨਾ ਗੋਬਿੰਦਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Thana Gobindgarh?

Thana Gobindgarh is a village of Kharar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kurali, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039022, and it covers 173 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 921 people in Thana Gobindgarh: 482 men and 439 women, living in 148 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 173 hectares, the population density works out to about 532 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 105, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 236 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.32 per cent and women at 79.7 per cent. The census recorded 236 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 236 main workers, the largest group, 163, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 67 cultivators on their own land and 5 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Thana Gobindgarh's land. Of the village's 173 hectares, 123 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 108 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (108 hectares). About 35 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 67 cultivators and 5 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.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Thana Gobindgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kurali, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Salempur Kalan, Barsalpur, Mundhon Sangtian and Labangarh.

What is the population of Thana Gobindgarh?

The population of Thana Gobindgarh was 921 at the 2011 census, living in 148 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Thana Gobindgarh have?

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