Hundalਹੁਂਡਲ

Where is Hundal?

Hundal is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Khem Karan, about 23 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhikhiwind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038091, and it covers 119 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 123 people in Hundal: 64 men and 59 women, living in 27 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 119 hectares, the population density works out to about 103 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 922 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 7 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 76.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.46 per cent and women at 70.69 per cent. The census recorded 38 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 35 main workers, the largest group, 35, were cultivators on their own land. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Hundal's land. Of the village's 119 hectares, 106 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (106 hectares). About 13 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 35 cultivators and 2 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. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Hundal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Khem Karan, about 23 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Basarke, Hardo Chak Bamba, Bhaini Massa Singh and Madar Mathra Bhagi.

What is the population of Hundal?

The population of Hundal was 123 at the 2011 census, living in 27 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Hundal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Hundal has .