Purana Walaਪੁਰਨਾ ਵਾਲਾ

Where is Purana Wala?

Purana Wala is a village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Baba Nanak community development block and is served by the Ghanika Bet gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028991, and it covers 461 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 81 people in Purana Wala: 47 men and 34 women, living in 17 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 461 hectares, the population density works out to about 18 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 723 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 19 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 25.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 30 per cent and women at 19.23 per cent. The census recorded 51 workers, about 63 per cent of the village. Of the 31 main workers, the largest group, 20, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 11 cultivators on their own land. A further 20 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Purana Wala's land. Of the village's 461 hectares, 317 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (317 hectares). About 44 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 12 cultivators and 39 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Purana Wala is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Baba Nanak, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Lallowal, Ghanike Bet and Rasulpur.

What is the population of Purana Wala?

The population of Purana Wala was 81 at the 2011 census, living in 17 households in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Purana Wala have?

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