Sundarਸੁਂਡਰ

Where is Sundar?

Sundar is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 14 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 028292, and it covers 76 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 370 people in Sundar: 184 men and 186 women, living in 66 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 76 hectares, the population density works out to about 487 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1011 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 54, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 121 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.27 per cent and women at 70.37 per cent. The census recorded 105 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 105 main workers, the largest group, 48, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 42 agricultural labourers and 13 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sundar's land. Of the village's 76 hectares, 70 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (70 hectares). About 6 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 42 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sundar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Godhar, Jagatpur Khurd, Kharian and Jawalapur.

What is the population of Sundar?

The population of Sundar was 370 at the 2011 census, living in 66 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Sundar have?

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