Sailliਸੈੱਲੀ

Where is Sailli?

Sailli is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and is served by the Bhadroya gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027486, and it covers 319 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,349 people in Sailli: 711 men and 638 women, living in 295 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 319 hectares, the population density works out to about 423 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 897 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 187, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 560 people, about 42 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.77 per cent and women at 67.99 per cent. The census recorded 421 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 346 main workers, the largest group, 337, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 5 household industry workers and 4 cultivators on their own land. A further 75 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sailli's land. Of the village's 319 hectares, 119 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (60 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (59 hectares). About 200 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 5 cultivators and 0 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. 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

Sailli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lado Chak, Aima Chahngan, Deriwala and Darsopur.

What is the population of Sailli?

The population of Sailli was 1,349 at the 2011 census, living in 295 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Sailli have?

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