Siri Pandainਸਿਰੀ ਪਂਡੈਨ

Where is Siri Pandain?

Siri Pandain is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Talwara community development block and is served by the Siri-Pandain, Chak Pandayn gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031282, and it covers 231 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,456 people in Siri Pandain: 724 men and 732 women, living in 299 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 231 hectares, the population density works out to about 630 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1011 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 167, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 57 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 88.6 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.01 per cent and women at 83.07 per cent. The census recorded 350 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 286 main workers, the largest group, 206, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 51 agricultural labourers and 16 household industry workers. A further 64 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Siri Pandain's land. Of the village's 231 hectares, 127 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 88 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (13 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (75 hectares). About 86 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 18 cultivators and 58 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 14 hours a day.

Getting there

Siri Pandain is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Chak Mirpur, Adampur Mahotian, Sathwan and Chingar Wan.

What is the population of Siri Pandain?

The population of Siri Pandain was 1,456 at the 2011 census, living in 299 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Siri Pandain have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Siri Pandain has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.