Pandori Waraichਪੰਡੋਰੀ ਵੜੈਚ

Where is Pandori Waraich?

Pandori Waraich is a village of Amritsar II tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amritsar, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Verka community development block and is served by the Pandori--Waraich gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037605, and it covers 724 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,966 people in Pandori Waraich: 3,267 men and 2,699 women, living in 1,117 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 724 hectares, the population density works out to about 824 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 826 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 631, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3,134 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.19 per cent and women at 63.84 per cent. The census recorded 1,970 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 1,778 main workers, the largest group, 1,205, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 305 cultivators on their own land and 158 agricultural labourers. A further 192 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pandori Waraich's land. Of the village's 724 hectares, 620 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (620 hectares). About 104 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. With 324 cultivators and 167 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Pandori Waraich is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Amritsar, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Amritsar II, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gumtala Sub Urban (370) (part), Othian (Amritsar II), Mahal Sub Urban and Fatehgarh Shukarchak.

What is the population of Pandori Waraich?

The population of Pandori Waraich was 5,966 at the 2011 census, living in 1,117 households in Amritsar II tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Pandori Waraich have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Pandori Waraich has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.