Gohlronਗੋਹਲਰੋਨ

Where is Gohlron?

Gohlron is a village of Nawanshahr tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nawansahar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nawanshahr community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032069, and it covers 139 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 361 people in Gohlron: 183 men and 178 women, living in 77 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 139 hectares, the population density works out to about 260 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 973 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 285 people, about 79 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.76 per cent and women at 66.46 per cent. The census recorded 119 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 119 main workers, the largest group, 93, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 20 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Gohlron's land. Of the village's 139 hectares, 125 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. About 14 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 20 cultivators and 6 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, 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Gohlron is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nawansahar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ramraipur, Gorakhpur, Langroya and Karimpur.

What is the population of Gohlron?

The population of Gohlron was 361 at the 2011 census, living in 77 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Gohlron have?

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