Gakhal is a village in the Jalandhar West Block of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It is one among the 141 villages of Jalandhar West Block of Jalandhar district. The village is 3 kilometers away from Jalandhar-Kala Sanghia and is 6 kilometers away from the Jalandhar railway station. The most common surname of people in the village is Gakhal. As of 2004, Gakhal had a population of 2,201. Gakhal pind is also known as Gakhalan. Gakhals are part of the Jat clan. As per 2009 statistics, Gakhal village is also a gram panchayat.
The total area of village is 186 hectares. There are about 444 houses in the village. Jalandhar is nearest town to Gakhal.
Demographics ParticularsTotalMaleFemaleTotal No. of Houses444 - -Population2,2011,1331,068Child (0-6)1649074Schedule Caste296152144Schedule Tribe000Literacy83.26 %88.97 %77.26 %Total Workers68564144Main Worker66400Marginal Worker21192 Scheduled Caste constitutes 13.45% of total population in Gakhal village. Village Gakhal currently doesn't have any Scheduled Tribe (ST) population.
Connectivity
Public Bus Service - Available within 2–3 km distance Private Bus Service - Available within village Jalandhar Railway Station, Available within 5 – 6 km distance
Education
Govt. Sr. Sec. School, Gakhal-Dhaliwal St. Marry's Convent School, Gakhal
Work profile
In Gakhal village out of total population, 685 were engaged in work activities. 96.93% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.07% were involved in marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. 685 workers engaged in Main Work, 251 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.
References https://www.pmgsyonline.nic.in/aspnet/citizens/NAT/06NPW/SPWRoadwise.aspx?state=PB&district=8&package=0&year=2004