Bir Pindਬਿਰ ਪਿੰਡ

Where is Bir Pind?

Bir Pind is a village in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nakodar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029955, and it covers 454 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,615 people in Bir Pind: 803 men and 812 women, living in 344 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 454 hectares, the population density works out to about 356 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1011 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 153, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 761 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.53 per cent and women at 77.63 per cent. The census recorded 485 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 368 main workers, the largest group, 278, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 83 cultivators on their own land and 4 household industry workers. A further 117 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Pind's land. Of the village's 454 hectares, 394 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (394 hectares). About 59 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 84 cultivators and 17 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bir Pind is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Nakodar, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Nawan Pind Araian, Mahunwal, Littran and Aulak.

What is the population of Bir Pind?

The population of Bir Pind was 1,615 at the 2011 census, living in 344 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bir Pind have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bir Pind has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.