Sundar Tatarਸੁਂਡਰ ਤਟਰ

Where is Sundar Tatar?

Sundar Tatar is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nurmahal, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rurka Kalan community development block and is served by the Sundar Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030232, and it covers 270 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 140 people in Sundar Tatar: 76 men and 64 women, living in 31 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 270 hectares, the population density works out to about 52 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 842 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 20, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 30 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.6 per cent and women at 75.44 per cent. The census recorded 45 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 45 main workers, the largest group, 32, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 10 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sundar Tatar's land. Of the village's 270 hectares, 252 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (192 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). About 18 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 32 cultivators and 2 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.

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

Sundar Tatar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nurmahal, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tagar, Mithra, Pasli and Adekali.

What is the population of Sundar Tatar?

The population of Sundar Tatar was 140 at the 2011 census, living in 31 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Sundar Tatar have?

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