Pandori Mailਪੰਡੋਰੀ ਮੈਲ

Where is Pandori Mail?

Pandori Mail 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 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Pandori--Mail gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031607, and it covers 119 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 794 people in Pandori Mail: 408 men and 386 women, living in 147 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 119 hectares, the population density works out to about 667 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 946 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 93, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 374 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.74 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.4 per cent and women at 75.6 per cent. The census recorded 236 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 184 main workers, the largest group, 153, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 19 cultivators on their own land and 12 agricultural labourers. A further 52 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pandori Mail's land. Of the village's 119 hectares, 113 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 107 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (107 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 26 cultivators and 13 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 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 Mail is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 16 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 Lidder, Fatehpur, Dalamwal and Mirzapur.

What is the population of Pandori Mail?

The population of Pandori Mail was 794 at the 2011 census, living in 147 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Pandori Mail have?

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