Saido Ke Uttar Urf Chandmariਸੈਡੋ ਕੇ ਉੱਤਰ ਉਰਫ ਚਂਡਮਰੀ

Where is Saido Ke Uttar Urf Chandmari?

Saido Ke Uttar Urf Chandmari is a village in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fazilka, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Fazilka community development block and is served by the Saido Ke Uttar Urf Chandnari gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035039, and it covers 357 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,490 people in Saido Ke Uttar Urf Chandmari: 759 men and 731 women, living in 324 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 357 hectares, the population density works out to about 417 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 963 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 194, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 662 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.46 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.73 per cent and women at 62.66 per cent. The census recorded 642 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 476 main workers, the largest group, 213, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 161 cultivators on their own land and 102 agricultural labourers. A further 166 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saido Ke Uttar Urf Chandmari's land. Of the village's 357 hectares, 323 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (323 hectares). About 34 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 200 cultivators and 174 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had a sub post office. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Saido Ke Uttar Urf Chandmari is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Fazilka, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Fazilka, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Behak Khas, Saido Ke Hithar, Theh Kalandar and Naulan.

What is the population of Saido Ke Uttar Urf Chandmari?

The population of Saido Ke Uttar Urf Chandmari was 1,490 at the 2011 census, living in 324 households in Fazilka tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Saido Ke Uttar Urf Chandmari have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Saido Ke Uttar Urf Chandmari has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.