Bagrian (714)ਬਗਰਿਆਂ

Where is Bagrian (714)?

Bagrian (714) is a village in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and 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 028488, and it covers 358 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,257 people in Bagrian (714): 646 men and 611 women, living in 215 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 358 hectares, the population density works out to about 351 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 946 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 176, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 617 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.94 per cent and women at 64.07 per cent. The census recorded 398 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 396 main workers, the largest group, 185, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 156 agricultural labourers and 46 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bagrian (714)'s land. Of the village's 358 hectares, 341 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 324 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (24 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (300 hectares). About 17 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 185 cultivators and 156 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. 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

Bagrian (714) 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 Awana, Mitha, Khanian and Abha.

What is the population of Bagrian (714)?

The population of Bagrian (714) was 1,257 at the 2011 census, living in 215 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bagrian (714) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bagrian (714) has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.