Pandori Bawa Dassਪੰਡੋਰੀ ਬਵਾ ਦੱਸ

Where is Pandori Bawa Dass?

Pandori Bawa Dass is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Pandori--Bawa--Dass gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031601, and it covers 122 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 902 people in Pandori Bawa Dass: 428 men and 474 women, living in 198 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 122 hectares, the population density works out to about 739 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1107 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 96, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 658 people, about 73 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.39 per cent and women at 81.65 per cent. The census recorded 354 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 234 main workers, the largest group, 192, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 28 cultivators on their own land and 13 agricultural labourers. A further 120 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pandori Bawa Dass's land. Of the village's 122 hectares, 109 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 97 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (97 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 30 cultivators and 21 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Pandori Bawa Dass is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nangal Kalan, Khabal, Burey Rajputan and Khadiala Sainian.

What is the population of Pandori Bawa Dass?

The population of Pandori Bawa Dass was 902 at the 2011 census, living in 198 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Pandori Bawa Dass have?

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