Pindiਪਿਂਡੀ

Where is Pindi?

Pindi is a village of Guru Harsahai tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034812, and it covers 351 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,474 people in Pindi: 801 men and 673 women, living in 278 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 351 hectares, the population density works out to about 420 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 840 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 158, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 517 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.1 per cent and women at 65.01 per cent. The census recorded 477 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 390 main workers, the largest group, 236, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 139 cultivators on their own land and 12 agricultural labourers. A further 87 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pindi's land. Of the village's 351 hectares, 323 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (323 hectares). About 27 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 141 cultivators and 26 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 a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Pindi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Guru Harsahai, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Marhe Khurd, Wasal Mohan Ke, Marhe Kalan and Mohan Ke Uttar.

What is the population of Pindi?

The population of Pindi was 1,474 at the 2011 census, living in 278 households in Guru Harsahai tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Pindi have?

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