Passan Kadimਪੱਸਨ ਕਡਿਮ

Where is Passan Kadim?

Passan Kadim 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 11 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 029436, and it covers 47 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 229 people in Passan Kadim: 128 men and 101 women, living in 42 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 47 hectares, the population density works out to about 484 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 789 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 35, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 8 people, about 3 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.59 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.83 per cent and women at 64.37 per cent. The census recorded 72 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 51 main workers, the largest group, 41, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 7 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 21 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Passan Kadim's land. Of the village's 47 hectares, 40 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (40 hectares). About 8 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 61 cultivators and 4 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Passan Kadim is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sultanpur Lodhi, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Lakh Waryah, Chuharpur, Nabipur and Middewal.

What is the population of Passan Kadim?

The population of Passan Kadim was 229 at the 2011 census, living in 42 households in Sultanpur Lodhi tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Passan Kadim have?

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