Pandori Malhianਪੰਡੋਰੀ ਮਲਹਿਆਂ

Where is Pandori Malhian?

Pandori Malhian is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Pandori--Malhian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030875, and it covers 217 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 530 people in Pandori Malhian: 266 men and 264 women, living in 100 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 217 hectares, the population density works out to about 244 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 992 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 51, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 284 people, about 54 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.27 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.33 per cent and women at 81.17 per cent. The census recorded 168 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 150 main workers, the largest group, 71, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 62 cultivators on their own land and 13 agricultural labourers. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pandori Malhian's land. Of the village's 217 hectares, 175 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 150 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (150 hectares). About 16 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 68 cultivators and 17 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Pandori Malhian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nangal, Sakrala, Rupowal and Sarain.

What is the population of Pandori Malhian?

The population of Pandori Malhian was 530 at the 2011 census, living in 100 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Pandori Malhian have?

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