Bagrian (565)ਬਗਰਿਆਂ

Where is Bagrian (565)?

Bagrian (565) is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and is served by the Bagrian gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028483, and it covers 420 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,011 people in Bagrian (565): 1,020 men and 991 women, living in 379 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 420 hectares, the population density works out to about 479 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 972 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 266, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 137 people, about 7 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.57 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.73 per cent and women at 75.54 per cent. The census recorded 532 workers, about 26 per cent of the village. Of the 437 main workers, the largest group, 163, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 161 agricultural labourers and 101 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 95 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bagrian (565)'s land. Of the village's 420 hectares, 380 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 340 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (140 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (200 hectares). About 20 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 167 cultivators and 203 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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. 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

Bagrian (565) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dasua, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rajpura, Alman, Phero Chechi and Kotli Gujjran.

What is the population of Bagrian (565)?

The population of Bagrian (565) was 2,011 at the 2011 census, living in 379 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bagrian (565) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bagrian (565) has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.