Saidgamaਸੈਦਗਾਮਾ

Where is Saidgama?

Saidgama is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Jat Pur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032353, and it covers 43 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 83 people in Saidgama: 47 men and 36 women, living in 19 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 43 hectares, the population density works out to about 193 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 766 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 7 people, about 8 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.05 per cent and women at 61.76 per cent. The census recorded 35 workers, about 42 per cent of the village. Of the 18 main workers, the largest group, 16, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 17 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Saidgama's land. Of the village's 43 hectares, 38 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (38 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 26 cultivators and 5 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Saidgama is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Niana, Khoja Bet, Sojowal and Nanowal.

What is the population of Saidgama?

The population of Saidgama was 83 at the 2011 census, living in 19 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Saidgama have?

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