Bage Ke Pipalਬਗੇ ਕੇ ਪਿਪਲ

Where is Bage Ke Pipal?

Bage Ke Pipal is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034530, and it covers 679 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,662 people in Bage Ke Pipal: 1,393 men and 1,269 women, living in 480 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 679 hectares, the population density works out to about 392 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 307, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 791 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.29 per cent and women at 63.72 per cent. The census recorded 1,003 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 901 main workers, the largest group, 405, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 302 other workers in trade, transport and services and 188 agricultural labourers. A further 102 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bage Ke Pipal's land. Of the village's 679 hectares, 615 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (615 hectares). About 64 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 421 cultivators and 235 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and 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. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bage Ke Pipal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hastiwala, Yare Shahwala, Dastul Sahibwala and Sadhu Shahwala.

What is the population of Bage Ke Pipal?

The population of Bage Ke Pipal was 2,662 at the 2011 census, living in 480 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Bage Ke Pipal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bage Ke Pipal has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre.