Plahiਪਲਹੀ

Where is Plahi?

Plahi 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 5 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 029634, and it covers 356 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,745 people in Plahi: 1,457 men and 1,288 women, living in 564 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 356 hectares, the population density works out to about 772 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 884 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 245, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,176 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.51 per cent and women at 79.42 per cent. The census recorded 996 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 731 main workers, the largest group, 511, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 158 cultivators on their own land and 35 agricultural labourers. A further 265 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Plahi's land. Of the village's 356 hectares, 270 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (270 hectares). About 48 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 171 cultivators and 69 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, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Plahi 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 5 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 Dhak Plahi, Sri Hargobindgarh, Dhak Khurampur and Sikri.

What is the population of Plahi?

The population of Plahi was 2,745 at the 2011 census, living in 564 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Plahi have?

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