Pandori Khajoorਪੰਡੋਰੀ ਖਜੂਰ

Where is Pandori Khajoor?

Pandori Khajoor is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Pandori--Khajoor gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031615, and it covers 208 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 713 people in Pandori Khajoor: 373 men and 340 women, living in 148 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 208 hectares, the population density works out to about 343 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 912 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 81, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 370 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.99 per cent and women at 87.83 per cent. The census recorded 218 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 203 main workers, the largest group, 166, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 32 cultivators on their own land and 3 household industry workers. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pandori Khajoor's land. Of the village's 208 hectares, 169 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 150 hectares of it were irrigated. About 39 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 33 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Pandori Khajoor is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 11 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 Bhola, Asalpur, Bhakal and Sothiana.

What is the population of Pandori Khajoor?

The population of Pandori Khajoor was 713 at the 2011 census, living in 148 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Pandori Khajoor have?

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