Tandajalਤਂਡਜਲ

Where is Tandajal?

Tandajal is a village in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and is served by the Khera gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033042, and it covers 55 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 72 people in Tandajal: 40 men and 32 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 55 hectares, the population density works out to about 131 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 800 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 60 people, about 83 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.19 per cent and women at 89.66 per cent. The census recorded 23 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 19 main workers, the largest group, 10, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 7 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tandajal's land. Of the village's 55 hectares, 53 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (53 hectares). About 2 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 10 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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

Tandajal is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Samun, Mughlewal, Khera and Labangarh.

What is the population of Tandajal?

The population of Tandajal was 72 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Tandajal have?

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