Sahu Ka Pindਸਹੁ ਕਾ ਪਿੰਡ

Where is Sahu Ka Pind?

Sahu Ka Pind is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Sahu--Ka--Pind gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031002, and it covers 119 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 434 people in Sahu Ka Pind: 213 men and 221 women, living in 98 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 119 hectares, the population density works out to about 365 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1038 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 53, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 381 people, about 88 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.25 per cent and women at 76.92 per cent. The census recorded 113 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 67 main workers, the largest group, 47, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 10 cultivators on their own land and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 46 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sahu Ka Pind's land. Of the village's 119 hectares, 106 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 93 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (93 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. The census recorded 12 cultivators and 24 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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.

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

Sahu Ka Pind is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dasua, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sagran, Sundia, Gag Sultan and Haler.

What is the population of Sahu Ka Pind?

The population of Sahu Ka Pind was 434 at the 2011 census, living in 98 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Sahu Ka Pind have?

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