Panaudianਪਨੌਡਿਆਂ

Where is Panaudian?

Panaudian is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036487, and it covers 230 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 724 people in Panaudian: 384 men and 340 women, living in 126 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 230 hectares, the population density works out to about 315 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 885 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 74, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 162 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.69 per cent and women at 71.24 per cent. The census recorded 249 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 199 main workers, the largest group, 103, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 57 other workers in trade, transport and services and 37 agricultural labourers. A further 50 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Panaudian's land. Of the village's 230 hectares, 206 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (21 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (185 hectares). About 24 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 103 cultivators and 63 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, 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Panaudian is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patiala, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gobindpur Urf Saniar Heri, Jafar Nagar Urf Sadiwal, Daun Khurd and Boharpur.

What is the population of Panaudian?

The population of Panaudian was 724 at the 2011 census, living in 126 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Panaudian have?

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