Bir Gagraਬਿਰ ਗਗਰਾ

Where is Bir Gagra?

Bir Gagra is a village in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jagraon, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jagraon community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033779, and it covers 142 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 667 people in Bir Gagra: 333 men and 334 women, living in 168 households, an average of about 4.0 people per household. Spread over its 142 hectares, the population density works out to about 470 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1003 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 100, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 368 people, about 55 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 65.43 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.99 per cent and women at 61.79 per cent. The census recorded 196 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 56 main workers, the largest group, 36, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 11 other workers in trade, transport and services and 8 household industry workers. A further 140 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Gagra's land. Of the village's 142 hectares, 125 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (125 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 40 cultivators and 80 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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 Gagra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jagraon, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bardeke, Mirpur, Agwar Pona and Gagra (Jagraon).

What is the population of Bir Gagra?

The population of Bir Gagra was 667 at the 2011 census, living in 168 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Bir Gagra have?

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