Alihar Pindiਅਲਿਹਰ ਪਿਂਡੀ

Where is Alihar Pindi?

Alihar Pindi is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028122, and it covers 96 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 607 people in Alihar Pindi: 294 men and 313 women, living in 118 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 96 hectares, the population density works out to about 632 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1065 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 67, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 312 people, about 51 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.66 per cent and women at 77.03 per cent. The census recorded 319 workers, about 53 per cent of the village. Of the 312 main workers, the largest group, 242, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 48 cultivators on their own land and 17 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Alihar Pindi's land. Of the village's 96 hectares, 85 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (85 hectares). About 11 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 49 cultivators and 17 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. 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Alihar Pindi is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nurpur.

What is the population of Alihar Pindi?

The population of Alihar Pindi was 607 at the 2011 census, living in 118 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Alihar Pindi have?

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