Pandori Jagirਪੰਡੋਰੀ ਜਗਿਰ

Where is Pandori Jagir?

Pandori Jagir is a village of Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sultanpur Lodhi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029428, and it covers 153 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 577 people in Pandori Jagir: 299 men and 278 women, living in 107 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 153 hectares, the population density works out to about 377 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 930 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 64, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 253 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.24 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.54 per cent and women at 70.87 per cent. The census recorded 188 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 140 main workers, the largest group, 60, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 56 other workers in trade, transport and services and 16 agricultural labourers. A further 48 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pandori Jagir's land. Of the village's 153 hectares, 142 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (142 hectares). About 11 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 62 cultivators and 31 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. 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 and an ASHA health worker.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Pandori Jagir is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Sultanpur Lodhi, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Paramjitpur, Ladwal, Khurd and Jhugian Bandu.

What is the population of Pandori Jagir?

The population of Pandori Jagir was 577 at the 2011 census, living in 107 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Pandori Jagir have?

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