Sada Arainਸਡਾ ਅਰੈਨ

Where is Sada Arain?

Sada Arain 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 Sada--Arain gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031634, and it covers 39 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 113 people in Sada Arain: 57 men and 56 women, living in 27 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 39 hectares, the population density works out to about 290 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 982 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 101 people, about 89 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.45 per cent and women at 74.47 per cent. The census recorded 32 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 32 main workers, the largest group, 12, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 9 agricultural labourers and 8 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sada Arain's land. Of the village's 39 hectares, 36 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (36 hectares). About 3 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 3 cultivators and 9 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sada Arain is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. 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 Panjgrain, Dhugga, Chak Rajusing and Chakowal Shekhan.

What is the population of Sada Arain?

The population of Sada Arain was 113 at the 2011 census, living in 27 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Sada Arain have?

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