Pindi Khairਪਿਂਡੀ ਖੈਰ

Where is Pindi Khair?

Pindi Khair is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tanda community development block and is served by the Pindi--Khair gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030654, and it covers 102 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 287 people in Pindi Khair: 166 men and 121 women, living in 60 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 102 hectares, the population density works out to about 281 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 729 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 141 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.83 per cent and women at 67.29 per cent. The census recorded 93 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 58 main workers, the largest group, 36, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 15 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 35 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pindi Khair's land. Of the village's 102 hectares, 88 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (88 hectares). About 14 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 15 cultivators and 12 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.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Pindi Khair is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Urmar Tanda, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhulpur, Bhains Awan, Neknampur and Doburji.

What is the population of Pindi Khair?

The population of Pindi Khair was 287 at the 2011 census, living in 60 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Pindi Khair have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Pindi Khair has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.