Bir Pwahadਬਿਰ ਪਵਹਡ

Where is Bir Pwahad?

Bir Pwahad is a village in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phagwara community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029620, and it covers 159 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 440 people in Bir Pwahad: 225 men and 215 women, living in 87 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 159 hectares, the population density works out to about 277 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 956 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 45, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 249 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.68 per cent and women at 80.31 per cent. The census recorded 135 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 134 main workers, the largest group, 105, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 19 cultivators on their own land and 9 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Pwahad's land. Of the village's 159 hectares, 148 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (148 hectares). About 11 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 19 cultivators and 9 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, 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 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

Bir Pwahad is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Phagwara, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Akalgarh, Dhak Bhulla Rai, Dewa Singhwala and Hajipur.

What is the population of Bir Pwahad?

The population of Bir Pwahad was 440 at the 2011 census, living in 87 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Bir Pwahad have?

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