Pandori Golaਪੰਡੋਰੀ ਗੋਲਾ

Where is Pandori Gola?

Pandori Gola is a village in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tarn Taran community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037915, and it covers 631 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,659 people in Pandori Gola: 2,421 men and 2,238 women, living in 801 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 631 hectares, the population density works out to about 738 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 924 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 613, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,958 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.52 per cent and women at 61.44 per cent. The census recorded 1,483 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 1,093 main workers, the largest group, 587, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 323 cultivators on their own land and 146 agricultural labourers. A further 390 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pandori Gola's land. Of the village's 631 hectares, 545 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (545 hectares). About 86 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 344 cultivators and 260 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Pandori Gola is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kaler, Malia, Bhullar and Nalagarh.

What is the population of Pandori Gola?

The population of Pandori Gola was 4,659 at the 2011 census, living in 801 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Pandori Gola have?

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