Pandori Atwalanਪੰਡੋਰੀ ਅਟਵਲਨ

Where is Pandori Atwalan?

Pandori Atwalan is a village of Dasua tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and is served by the Pandori--Atwalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030899, and it covers 563 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,817 people in Pandori Atwalan: 957 men and 860 women, living in 373 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 563 hectares, the population density works out to about 323 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 899 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 176, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 808 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.81 per cent and women at 78.75 per cent. The census recorded 586 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 535 main workers, the largest group, 243, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 156 agricultural labourers and 127 cultivators on their own land. A further 51 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pandori Atwalan's land. Of the village's 563 hectares, 375 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 300 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (300 hectares). About 188 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 131 cultivators and 167 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 Atwalan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gondpur, Sheikh, Rana and Ramtatwali.

What is the population of Pandori Atwalan?

The population of Pandori Atwalan was 1,817 at the 2011 census, living in 373 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Pandori Atwalan have?

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