Pandoriਪੰਡੋਰੀ

Where is Pandori?

Pandori is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gardhiwala, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Pandori--Sumla gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031383, and it covers 62 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 124 people in Pandori: 68 men and 56 women, living in 23 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 62 hectares, the population density works out to about 200 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 824 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 74 people, about 60 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.89 per cent and women at 84.91 per cent. The census recorded 51 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 0 main workers, the largest group, 0, were cultivators on their own land. A further 51 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pandori's land. Of the village's 62 hectares, 56 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (56 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. With 13 cultivators and 12 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Pandori is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gardhiwala, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Pandori Sumla, Dhut Kalan, Daulatpur and Sotla.

What is the population of Pandori?

The population of Pandori was 124 at the 2011 census, living in 23 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Pandori have?

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