Dargah Saidanਦਰਗਹ ਸੈਡਨ

Where is Dargah Saidan?

Dargah Saidan is a village of Dharamkot tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Zira community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034089, and it covers 32 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 98 people in Dargah Saidan: 52 men and 46 women, living in 17 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 32 hectares, the population density works out to about 306 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 885 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 8 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 73.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.47 per cent and women at 73.17 per cent. The census recorded 35 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 35 main workers, the largest group, 27, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dargah Saidan's land. Of the village's 32 hectares, 29 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (29 hectares). About 3 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 27 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Dargah Saidan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mehal, Nihalgarh, Longiwind and Talwandi Naubahar.

What is the population of Dargah Saidan?

The population of Dargah Saidan was 98 at the 2011 census, living in 17 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Dargah Saidan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dargah Saidan has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.