Pandherਪਂਧੇਰ

Where is Pandher?

Pandher is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030967, and it covers 104 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 551 people in Pandher: 265 men and 286 women, living in 122 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 104 hectares, the population density works out to about 530 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1079 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 58, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 11 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.34 per cent and women at 86.05 per cent. The census recorded 88 workers, about 16 per cent of the village. Of the 81 main workers, the largest group, 45, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 34 cultivators on their own land and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 7 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pandher's land. Of the village's 104 hectares, 82 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 17 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (17 hectares). About 17 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 34 cultivators and 3 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Pandher is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dasua, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sajjan, Kakoa, Mand and Garjeli.

What is the population of Pandher?

The population of Pandher was 551 at the 2011 census, living in 122 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Pandher have?

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