Paniarਪਨਿਆਰ

Where is Paniar?

Paniar is a village in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kalanour community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028086, and it covers 39 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 97 people in Paniar: 48 men and 49 women, living in 16 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 39 hectares, the population density works out to about 249 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1021 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 14, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 63 people, about 65 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.62 per cent and women at 61.36 per cent. The census recorded 29 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 29 main workers, the largest group, 20, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 9 cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Paniar's land. Of the village's 39 hectares, 31 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 29 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (29 hectares). About 8 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 9 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Paniar is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kalanaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gagowali, Malogil and Sukha Raju.

What is the population of Paniar?

The population of Paniar was 97 at the 2011 census, living in 16 households in Kalanaur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Paniar have?

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