Pir Bakhash Chohanਪੀਰ ਬਖਸ਼ ਚੋਹਨ

Where is Pir Bakhash Chohan?

Pir Bakhash Chohan is a village in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and is served by the PIR BAKHASH CHOHAN,Shahid Bhagat singh Nagar gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034897, and it covers 301 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,131 people in Pir Bakhash Chohan: 589 men and 542 women, living in 218 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 301 hectares, the population density works out to about 376 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 920 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 132, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 429 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.23 per cent and women at 67.49 per cent. The census recorded 442 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 331 main workers, the largest group, 151, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 126 cultivators on their own land and 48 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 111 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pir Bakhash Chohan's land. Of the village's 301 hectares, 277 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (277 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 140 cultivators and 239 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 one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Pir Bakhash Chohan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Balelke Rohela, Mohkam Arain, Balelke Hasal (266/336) and Nathu Chishti.

What is the population of Pir Bakhash Chohan?

The population of Pir Bakhash Chohan was 1,131 at the 2011 census, living in 218 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Pir Bakhash Chohan have?

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