Pandori Suhka Singhਪੰਡੋਰੀ ਸੁਹਕਾ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Pandori Suhka Singh?

Pandori Suhka Singh is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and is served by the Pandori Sukha Singh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037326, and it covers 64 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 405 people in Pandori Suhka Singh: 202 men and 203 women, living in 74 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 64 hectares, the population density works out to about 633 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1005 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 125 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.3 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.87 per cent and women at 59.78 per cent. The census recorded 150 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 149 main workers, the largest group, 51, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 51 other workers in trade, transport and services and 43 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pandori Suhka Singh's land. Of the village's 64 hectares, 56 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (56 hectares). About 8 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 51 cultivators and 43 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Pandori Suhka Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotli Saidan and Bhakha Hari Singh.

What is the population of Pandori Suhka Singh?

The population of Pandori Suhka Singh was 405 at the 2011 census, living in 74 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Pandori Suhka Singh have?

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