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Where is Dalla Gorian?

Dalla Gorian is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028430, and it covers 344 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 836 people in Dalla Gorian: 422 men and 414 women, living in 145 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 344 hectares, the population density works out to about 243 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 981 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 107, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.15 per cent and women at 82.14 per cent. The census recorded 258 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 125 main workers, the largest group, 46, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 43 cultivators on their own land and 22 agricultural labourers. A further 133 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dalla Gorian's land. Of the village's 344 hectares, 149 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (61 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (88 hectares). About 113 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. The census recorded 63 cultivators and 68 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through 2 government primary schools, 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Dalla Gorian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Langar Kot, Sahaipur, Bharo Harni and Roranwali.

What is the population of Dalla Gorian?

The population of Dalla Gorian was 836 at the 2011 census, living in 145 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Dalla Gorian have?

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