Panjawaਪਂਜਵਾ

Where is Panjawa?

Panjawa is a village of Abohar tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Abohar, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khuian Sarwar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035152, and it covers 1,309 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,905 people in Panjawa: 1,550 men and 1,355 women, living in 559 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 1,309 hectares, the population density works out to about 222 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 874 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 356, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,502 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.66 per cent and women at 54.69 per cent. The census recorded 1,576 workers, about 54 per cent of the village. Of the 1,149 main workers, the largest group, 626, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 366 cultivators on their own land and 157 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 427 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Panjawa's land. Of the village's 1,309 hectares, 1,253 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 1,226 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,174 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (51 hectares). About 57 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 383 cultivators and 1,022 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Panjawa is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Abohar, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Abohar, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Diwan Khera, Gidranwali and Maujgarh.

What is the population of Panjawa?

The population of Panjawa was 2,905 at the 2011 census, living in 559 households in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Panjawa have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Panjawa 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.