Pindi Saidanਪਿਂਡੀ ਸੈਦਾਂ

Where is Pindi Saidan?

Pindi Saidan is a village of Kalanaur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kalanour community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027996, and it covers 91 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 229 people in Pindi Saidan: 123 men and 106 women, living in 33 households, an average of about 6.9 people per household. Spread over its 91 hectares, the population density works out to about 252 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 862 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.5 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.26 per cent and women at 78.26 per cent. The census recorded 80 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 76 main workers, the largest group, 66, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 7 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 household industry workers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pindi Saidan's land. Of the village's 91 hectares, 82 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (2 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (80 hectares). About 9 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 69 cultivators and 1 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Pindi Saidan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dewal, Panwan, Sarai and Pairowal.

What is the population of Pindi Saidan?

The population of Pindi Saidan was 229 at the 2011 census, living in 33 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Pindi Saidan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Pindi Saidan has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.