Punjਪੁਂਜ

Where is Punj?

Punj is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mahilpur, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031816, and it covers 53 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 177 people in Punj: 87 men and 90 women, living in 41 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 53 hectares, the population density works out to about 331 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1034 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 19, about 11 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 68.35 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.95 per cent and women at 68.75 per cent. The census recorded 72 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 71 main workers, the largest group, 33, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 20 other workers in trade, transport and services and 17 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Punj's land. Of the village's 53 hectares, 44 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 34 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (34 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 18 cultivators and 33 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Punj is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Makhangarh, Saidpur, Baleam and Marula.

What is the population of Punj?

The population of Punj was 177 at the 2011 census, living in 41 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Punj have?

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