Pandori Rukmanਪੰਡੋਰੀ ਰੁਕਮਨ

Where is Pandori Rukman?

Pandori Rukman is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Pandori--Rukman gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031729, and it covers 173 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,279 people in Pandori Rukman: 676 men and 603 women, living in 260 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 173 hectares, the population density works out to about 739 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 892 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 144, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 639 people, about 50 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.71 per cent and women at 81.77 per cent. The census recorded 422 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 398 main workers, the largest group, 227, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 123 cultivators on their own land and 27 agricultural labourers. A further 24 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pandori Rukman's land. Of the village's 173 hectares, 133 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 131 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (131 hectares). About 37 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 127 cultivators and 34 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, 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Pandori Rukman is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Gagnoli, Kahri, Hussainpur and Dhakowal.

What is the population of Pandori Rukman?

The population of Pandori Rukman was 1,279 at the 2011 census, living in 260 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Pandori Rukman have?

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