Pind Sahibkaਪਿੰਡ ਸਹਿਬਕਾ

Where is Pind Sahibka?

Pind Sahibka is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Sahib Da Pind gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031060, and it covers 123 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 547 people in Pind Sahibka: 272 men and 275 women, living in 119 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 123 hectares, the population density works out to about 445 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1011 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 63, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 15 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.92 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.12 per cent and women at 77.78 per cent. The census recorded 132 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 77 main workers, the largest group, 52, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 19 other workers in trade, transport and services and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 55 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pind Sahibka's land. Of the village's 123 hectares, 109 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (109 hectares). About 13 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 54 cultivators and 53 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Pind Sahibka is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Aima Mangat, Gaunspur, Sherpur and Devi Dass.

What is the population of Pind Sahibka?

The population of Pind Sahibka was 547 at the 2011 census, living in 119 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Pind Sahibka have?

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