Panjdhera Gaziਪਂਜਧੇਰਾ ਗਜ਼ੀ

Where is Panjdhera Gazi?

Panjdhera Gazi is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hazipur community development block and is served by the Panjdhera--Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031098, and it covers 65 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 101 people in Panjdhera Gazi: 47 men and 54 women, living in 24 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 65 hectares, the population density works out to about 155 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1149 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90.53 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.35 per cent and women at 86.54 per cent. The census recorded 31 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 27 main workers, the largest group, 16, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 10 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Panjdhera Gazi's land. Of the village's 65 hectares, 61 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (61 hectares). About 4 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 16 cultivators and 3 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Panjdhera Gazi is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Muradpur, Panjdhera Rahia, Mahiul-Dinpur Dalel and Panjdhera Kalan.

What is the population of Panjdhera Gazi?

The population of Panjdhera Gazi was 101 at the 2011 census, living in 24 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Panjdhera Gazi have?

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