Dona Sakandriਦੋਨਾ ਸਕਂਡਰੀ

Where is Dona Sakandri?

Dona Sakandri is a village of Fazilka tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fazilka, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fazilka community development block and is served by the Muazzam gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035053, and it covers 392 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 684 people in Dona Sakandri: 361 men and 323 women, living in 129 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 392 hectares, the population density works out to about 174 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 895 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 104, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 614 people, about 90 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.1 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.44 per cent and women at 51.64 per cent. The census recorded 303 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 295 main workers, the largest group, 202, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 70 cultivators on their own land and 15 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dona Sakandri's land. Of the village's 392 hectares, 373 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (373 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 70 cultivators and 207 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Dona Sakandri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Fazilka, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fazilka, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Muazzam, Kawanwali, Muhar Sona Urf Nakike and Ganjuana.

What is the population of Dona Sakandri?

The population of Dona Sakandri was 684 at the 2011 census, living in 129 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Dona Sakandri have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dona Sakandri has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.