Panj Ke Uttarਪਂਜ ਕੇ ਉੱਤਰ

Where is Panj Ke Uttar?

Panj Ke Uttar is a village of Jalalabad tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the PANJ KE UTTAR, Jhugae Chillian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034831, and it covers 631 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,151 people in Panj Ke Uttar: 2,676 men and 2,475 women, living in 915 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 631 hectares, the population density works out to about 816 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 925 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 605, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3,285 people, about 64 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.3 per cent and women at 61.71 per cent. The census recorded 3,015 workers, about 59 per cent of the village. Of the 1,305 main workers, the largest group, 537, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 495 cultivators on their own land and 245 agricultural labourers. A further 1,710 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Panj Ke Uttar's land. Of the village's 631 hectares, 552 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (552 hectares). About 77 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 1,181 cultivators and 971 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, 2 government middle schools, 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Panj Ke Uttar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Isa Panjgrain, Panjeke Hithar, Sher Singhwala and Megha Panj Grain Uttar.

What is the population of Panj Ke Uttar?

The population of Panj Ke Uttar was 5,151 at the 2011 census, living in 915 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Panj Ke Uttar have?

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