Sahnipur Urf Tandaਸਹਨੀਪੁਰ ਉਰਫ ਤਂਡਾ

Where is Sahnipur Urf Tanda?

Sahnipur Urf Tanda is a village in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 32 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and is served by the Sahnipur Tanda gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036769, and it covers 224 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 789 people in Sahnipur Urf Tanda: 428 men and 361 women, living in 158 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 224 hectares, the population density works out to about 352 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 843 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 81, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.28 per cent and women at 67.37 per cent. The census recorded 372 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 323 main workers, the largest group, 133, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 108 cultivators on their own land and 54 agricultural labourers. A further 49 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sahnipur Urf Tanda's land. Of the village's 224 hectares, 208 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (208 hectares). About 16 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 113 cultivators and 73 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, 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sahnipur Urf Tanda is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 32 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mohalgarh, Mahewan, Sarustigarh and Bishangarh.

What is the population of Sahnipur Urf Tanda?

The population of Sahnipur Urf Tanda was 789 at the 2011 census, living in 158 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Sahnipur Urf Tanda have?

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