Pandori Khatrianਪੰਡੋਰੀ ਖਟਰਿਆਂ

Where is Pandori Khatrian?

Pandori Khatrian is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Zira, about 12 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 034436, and it covers 577 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,573 people in Pandori Khatrian: 822 men and 751 women, living in 273 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 577 hectares, the population density works out to about 273 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 914 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 177, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 636 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.12 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.72 per cent and women at 62.05 per cent. The census recorded 639 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 286 main workers, the largest group, 114, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 95 other workers in trade, transport and services and 74 agricultural labourers. A further 353 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pandori Khatrian's land. Of the village's 577 hectares, 524 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (61 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (463 hectares). About 53 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 149 cultivators and 291 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Pandori Khatrian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Zira, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Longe Deva, WarraMansurwal, Wara Chain Singhwala Alias Ramgarh and Sekhwan.

What is the population of Pandori Khatrian?

The population of Pandori Khatrian was 1,573 at the 2011 census, living in 273 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Pandori Khatrian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Pandori Khatrian has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.