Behk Pasarianਬੇਹਕ ਪਸਰਿਆਂ

Where is Behk Pasarian?

Behk Pasarian is a village in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Makhu, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034334, and it covers 266 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 868 people in Behk Pasarian: 434 men and 434 women, living in 160 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 266 hectares, the population density works out to about 326 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 109, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 380 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.57 per cent and women at 66.14 per cent. The census recorded 321 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 321 main workers, the largest group, 136, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 110 cultivators on their own land and 54 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Behk Pasarian's land. Of the village's 266 hectares, 245 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (245 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 110 cultivators and 136 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. 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

Behk Pasarian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Makhu, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Zira, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Shianpari, Behk Walayat Shah, Chamb and Killi Bodla.

What is the population of Behk Pasarian?

The population of Behk Pasarian was 868 at the 2011 census, living in 160 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Behk Pasarian have?

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