ਤੋਡਰਪੁਰ ਉਰਫ ਠੇਹ ਪਚਰਲੀਤੋਡਰਪੁਰ ਉਰਫ ਠੇਹ ਪਚਰਲੀ

Where is Todarpur Urf Theh Pachrali?

Todarpur Urf Theh Pachrali is a village in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and is served by the Todarpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031782, and it covers 903 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,075 people in Todarpur Urf Theh Pachrali: 1,066 men and 1,009 women, living in 446 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 903 hectares, the population density works out to about 230 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 947 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 216, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,382 people, about 67 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.79 per cent and women at 77.49 per cent. The census recorded 679 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 628 main workers, the largest group, 321, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 166 other workers in trade, transport and services and 125 cultivators on their own land. A further 51 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Todarpur Urf Theh Pachrali's land. Of the village's 903 hectares, 836 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 826 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (826 hectares). About 57 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 129 cultivators and 331 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 and 2 government middle schools, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included an allopathic hospital. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Todarpur Urf Theh Pachrali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jalwehra, Chahar, Thandal and Nadalon.

What is the population of Todarpur Urf Theh Pachrali?

The population of Todarpur Urf Theh Pachrali was 2,075 at the 2011 census, living in 446 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Todarpur Urf Theh Pachrali have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Todarpur Urf Theh Pachrali has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.