Tanna Baggaਤੱਨਾ ਬੱਗਾ

Where is Tanna Bagga?

Tanna Bagga is a village of Zira tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Makhu community development block and is served by the Fatehgarh Sabrah gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034298, and it covers 140 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 26 people in Tanna Bagga: 15 men and 11 women, living in 5 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 140 hectares, the population density works out to about 19 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 733 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 4 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 48 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 57.14 per cent and women at 36.36 per cent. The census recorded 12 workers, about 46 per cent of the village. Of the 12 main workers, the largest group, 10, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tanna Bagga's land. Of the village's 140 hectares, 135 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (135 hectares). About 6 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 10 cultivators and 0 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 five to ten kilometres away.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Tanna Bagga is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Mallanwala Khass, 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 Bodal Bagga, Alewala, Arazi Sabrah and Fattewala.

What is the population of Tanna Bagga?

The population of Tanna Bagga was 26 at the 2011 census, living in 5 households in Zira tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Tanna Bagga have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Tanna Bagga has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.