Panchhatਪਂਛਟ

Where is Panchhat?

Panchhat 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 20 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 029578, and it covers 985 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,477 people in Panchhat: 2,420 men and 2,057 women, living in 975 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 985 hectares, the population density works out to about 454 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 850 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 410, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,512 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.05 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.99 per cent and women at 80.46 per cent. The census recorded 1,928 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 1,746 main workers, the largest group, 895, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 331 cultivators on their own land and 322 agricultural labourers. A further 182 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Panchhat's land. Of the village's 985 hectares, 914 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (914 hectares). About 59 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 341 cultivators and 361 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school and 2 government secondary schools, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Panchhat is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Phagwara, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Maio Patti, Naroor, Balrampur and Tanda Naroor.

What is the population of Panchhat?

The population of Panchhat was 4,477 at the 2011 census, living in 975 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Panchhat have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Panchhat has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.