Siyontiਸਿਯੋਂਟੀ

Where is Siyonti?

Siyonti 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 has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027437, and it covers 190 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,844 people in Siyonti: 1,000 men and 844 women, living in 341 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 190 hectares, the population density works out to about 971 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 844 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 246, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 432 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 87.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 92.15 per cent and women at 81.45 per cent. The census recorded 561 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 301 main workers, the largest group, 245, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 31 cultivators on their own land and 16 household industry workers. A further 260 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Siyonti's land. Of the village's 190 hectares, 126 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (25 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (101 hectares). About 61 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. The census recorded 58 cultivators and 63 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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 11 hours a day.

Getting there

Siyonti is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kairi, Phangoli, Chak Madho Singh and Kingarian.

What is the population of Siyonti?

The population of Siyonti was 1,844 at the 2011 census, living in 341 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Siyonti have?

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