Panwanਪਨਵਾਂ

Where is Panwan?

Panwan is a village of Dera Baba Nanak tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ramdas, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028984, and it covers 194 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 412 people in Panwan: 213 men and 199 women, living in 74 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 194 hectares, the population density works out to about 212 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 934 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 50, about 12 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 77.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.24 per cent and women at 69.66 per cent. The census recorded 117 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 115 main workers, the largest group, 70, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 39 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Panwan's land. Of the village's 194 hectares, 178 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (178 hectares). About 14 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 70 cultivators and 6 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. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Panwan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ramdas, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dera Baba Nanak, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dharamabad, Talwandi Hinduan, Shampura and Dala.

What is the population of Panwan?

The population of Panwan was 412 at the 2011 census, living in 74 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Panwan have?

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