Sahan Pannuਸਹਨ ਪੰਨੂ

Where is Sahan Pannu?

Sahan Pannu is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and is served by the Ror Khaira gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028864, and it covers 47 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 69 people in Sahan Pannu: 43 men and 26 women, living in 14 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 47 hectares, the population density works out to about 147 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 605 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 12 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 88.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.31 per cent and women at 81.82 per cent. The census recorded 50 workers, about 72 per cent of the village. Of the 26 main workers, the largest group, 25, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 1 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 24 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sahan Pannu's land. Of the village's 47 hectares, 44 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (22 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (22 hectares). About 3 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 48 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Sahan Pannu is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 14 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 Ror Khaira, Mir Kachana, Kotli Uplan and Fazlabad.

What is the population of Sahan Pannu?

The population of Sahan Pannu was 69 at the 2011 census, living in 14 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Sahan Pannu have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sahan Pannu has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.