Pandori Bhawaਪੰਡੋਰੀ ਭਵਾ

Where is Pandori Bhawa?

Pandori Bhawa is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Pandori--Bhawa gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031641, and it covers 102 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 351 people in Pandori Bhawa: 181 men and 170 women, living in 73 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 102 hectares, the population density works out to about 344 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 939 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 29, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 270 people, about 77 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.36 per cent and women at 76.28 per cent. The census recorded 127 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 80 main workers, the largest group, 54, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 14 agricultural labourers and 12 cultivators on their own land. A further 47 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pandori Bhawa's land. Of the village's 102 hectares, 94 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 93 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (93 hectares). About 8 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 17 cultivators and 35 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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

Getting there

Pandori Bhawa is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sehjowal, Pandori Mindomind, Nainowal Jattan and Shekhupur.

What is the population of Pandori Bhawa?

The population of Pandori Bhawa was 351 at the 2011 census, living in 73 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Pandori Bhawa have?

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