Pandori Ganga Singhਪੰਡੋਰੀ ਗਂਗਾ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Pandori Ganga Singh?

Pandori Ganga Singh is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mahilpur, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and is served by the Pandori--Ganga Singh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031786, and it covers 296 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,006 people in Pandori Ganga Singh: 516 men and 490 women, living in 225 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 296 hectares, the population density works out to about 340 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 950 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 57, about 6 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 479 people, about 48 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.03 per cent and women at 79.39 per cent. The census recorded 373 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 196 main workers, the largest group, 139, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 39 other workers in trade, transport and services and 18 agricultural labourers. A further 177 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pandori Ganga Singh's land. Of the village's 296 hectares, 273 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (273 hectares). About 22 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 139 cultivators and 152 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Pandori Ganga Singh is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Panjaur, Data, Nadalon and Chela.

What is the population of Pandori Ganga Singh?

The population of Pandori Ganga Singh was 1,006 at the 2011 census, living in 225 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Pandori Ganga Singh have?

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