Phagonਫਗੋਨ

Where is Phagon?

Phagon is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and is served by the Bahowal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031873, and it covers 68 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 123 people in Phagon: 66 men and 57 women, living in 24 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 68 hectares, the population density works out to about 181 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 864 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 99 people, about 80 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75 per cent and women at 65.38 per cent. The census recorded 41 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 28 main workers, the largest group, 15, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 8 cultivators on their own land and 5 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Phagon's land. Of the village's 68 hectares, 66 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 46 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (46 hectares). About 2 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 8 cultivators and 24 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. 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

Phagon is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Baghaura, Buro Bari, Nangal Khurd and Bahowal.

What is the population of Phagon?

The population of Phagon was 123 at the 2011 census, living in 24 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Phagon have?

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