Pandori Baghel Singhਪੰਡੋਰੀ ਬਘੇਲ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Pandori Baghel Singh?

Pandori Baghel Singh is a village in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Pandori--Baghel--Singh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031169, and it covers 130 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 639 people in Pandori Baghel Singh: 325 men and 314 women, living in 148 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 130 hectares, the population density works out to about 492 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 966 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 82, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 326 people, about 51 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.46 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85 per cent and women at 71.84 per cent. The census recorded 284 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 182 main workers, the largest group, 106, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 50 other workers in trade, transport and services and 19 cultivators on their own land. A further 102 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pandori Baghel Singh's land. Of the village's 130 hectares, 116 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 101 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (101 hectares). About 14 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 23 cultivators and 114 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Pandori Baghel Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Salhowal, Latifpur, Sanial and Gurdaspur.

What is the population of Pandori Baghel Singh?

The population of Pandori Baghel Singh was 639 at the 2011 census, living in 148 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Pandori Baghel Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Pandori Baghel Singh has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.