Sadharaਸਧਰਾ

Where is Sadhara?

Sadhara is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nurmahal, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurmahal community development block and is served by the Powadra gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030018, and it covers 126 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 126 people in Sadhara: 61 men and 65 women, living in 25 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 126 hectares, the population density works out to about 100 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1066 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 19, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 34 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70 per cent and women at 57.89 per cent. The census recorded 48 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 30 main workers, the largest group, 12, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 8 household industry workers and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sadhara's land. Of the village's 126 hectares, 103 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (103 hectares). About 23 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 6 cultivators and 17 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. 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

Sadhara is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nurmahal, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhundri, Akuwal, Talwan and Sangowal (Phillaur).

What is the population of Sadhara?

The population of Sadhara was 126 at the 2011 census, living in 25 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Sadhara have?

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