Panj Pedaਪਂਜ ਪੇਡਾ

Where is Panj Peda?

Panj Peda is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038809, and it covers 58 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 100 people in Panj Peda: 54 men and 46 women, living in 14 households, an average of about 7.1 people per household. Spread over its 58 hectares, the population density works out to about 172 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 852 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 66 people, about 66 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.55 per cent and women at 75.61 per cent. The census recorded 54 workers, about 54 per cent of the village. Of the 53 main workers, the largest group, 25, were household industry workers, ahead of 22 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Panj Peda's land. Of the village's 58 hectares, 54 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (54 hectares). About 4 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 22 cultivators and 3 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Panj Peda is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Lahori, Sarangpur, Makowal and Phassa.

What is the population of Panj Peda?

The population of Panj Peda was 100 at the 2011 census, living in 14 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Panj Peda have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Panj Peda has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.