Sajjanਸੱਜਨ

Where is Sajjan?

Sajjan is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030966, and it covers 43 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 604 people in Sajjan: 297 men and 307 women, living in 121 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 43 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,405 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1034 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 367 people, about 61 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.67 per cent and women at 85.3 per cent. The census recorded 141 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 139 main workers, the largest group, 121, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 12 cultivators on their own land and 6 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sajjan's land. Of the village's 43 hectares, 32 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 26 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (26 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 12 cultivators and 0 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. 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Sajjan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dasua, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mand, Pandher, Teli Chak and Kakoa.

What is the population of Sajjan?

The population of Sajjan was 604 at the 2011 census, living in 121 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Sajjan have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sajjan has an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.