# Garolian Village, Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab)

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Village · Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib 

# Garolian

Garolian is a village in Bassi Pathana sub-district of Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, PIN code **140106**. The 2011 Census counted **899 people in 170 households**, the 34th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 899people (2011)
- 170households
- 78.9%literacy
- 140106PIN code

## Garolian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garolian is 140106.** Garolian falls in Bassi Pathana sub-district, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab.

- PIN code140106
- Gram panchayatGarolian
- Community development blockKhera
- Census village code032530

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Garolian from nearby towns?

- Bassi Pathana (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Fatehgarh Sahib (district HQ)28 km by road
- Banur (nearest town)7 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Garolian?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Garolian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rupalheri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Fatehgarh Sahib
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Fatehgarh Sahib
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Garolian known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 92% of the 330 hectares of village land is sown, and 303 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Garolian

Of every 100 households in Garolian in 2011, 94 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Garolian · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**23%

Tap water ****1%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**87%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**39%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**58%

Use banking services ****73%**

**74%

Television ****75%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**57%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**13%

None of these assets ****6%**

**3%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Garolian?

■ Garolian · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****802**

**885

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****672**

**870

Working population ****49.2%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 73.5% for women. 59% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 93 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (6%) · **■** Other work 269 (61%) · **■** Marginal 55 (12%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bassi Pathana

- Dafera923 people
- Raily919 people
- Gandwan916 people
- Thablan911 people
- Mustfabad892 people
- Wazidpur886 people
- Dadiana878 people
- Sampla873 people

[All 100 villages in Bassi Pathana](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/bassi-pathana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garolian?140106
- How far is Garolian from Fatehgarh Sahib?28 km by road
- What is the population of Garolian?899 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garolian in?Fatehgarh Sahib district (Bassi Pathana sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Garolian?78.9% (Census 2011)