Pinda Roriਪਿਂਡਾ ਰੋੜੀ

Where is Pinda Rori?

Pinda Rori is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sri Hargobindpur community development block and is served by the Pindia Rori gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028522, and it covers 118 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 526 people in Pinda Rori: 286 men and 240 women, living in 105 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 118 hectares, the population density works out to about 446 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 839 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 68, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 49 people, about 9 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.46 per cent and women at 65.09 per cent. The census recorded 159 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 159 main workers, the largest group, 87, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 47 cultivators on their own land and 13 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pinda Rori's land. Of the village's 118 hectares, 103 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (24 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (79 hectares). About 15 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 47 cultivators and 87 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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

Pinda Rori is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Withwan, Taharpur, Mehtewal and Moor.

What is the population of Pinda Rori?

The population of Pinda Rori was 526 at the 2011 census, living in 105 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Pinda Rori have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Pinda Rori has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.