Sakandraਸਕਂਡਰਾ

Where is Sakandra?

Sakandra is a village in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and is served by the Jandi gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027875, and it covers 83 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 119 people in Sakandra: 67 men and 52 women, living in 18 households, an average of about 6.6 people per household. Spread over its 83 hectares, the population density works out to about 143 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 776 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 29 people, about 24 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 46.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.02 per cent and women at 28.26 per cent. The census recorded 35 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 0 main workers, the largest group, 0, were cultivators on their own land. A further 35 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sakandra's land. Of the village's 83 hectares, 67 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (67 hectares). About 8 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 0 cultivators and 16 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sakandra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 12 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 Jandi, Baheri and Dhaki.

What is the population of Sakandra?

The population of Sakandra was 119 at the 2011 census, living in 18 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Sakandra have?

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