Sande Hashamਸਂਡੇ ਹਸ਼ਮ

Where is Sande Hasham?

Sande Hasham is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034527, and it covers 427 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,683 people in Sande Hasham: 880 men and 803 women, living in 327 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 427 hectares, the population density works out to about 394 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 912 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 182, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 493 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.95 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.1 per cent and women at 64.35 per cent. The census recorded 535 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 322 main workers, the largest group, 190, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 110 cultivators on their own land and 15 agricultural labourers. A further 213 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sande Hasham's land. Of the village's 427 hectares, 379 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (127 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (252 hectares). About 48 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 118 cultivators and 83 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 2 government primary schools, 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Sande Hasham is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Saidanwala, Dastul Sahibwala, Mohkam Khanwala and Hastiwala.

What is the population of Sande Hasham?

The population of Sande Hasham was 1,683 at the 2011 census, living in 327 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Sande Hasham have?

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