Parjian Biharipurਪਰਜਿਆਂ ਬਿਹਰੀਪੁਰ

Where is Parjian Biharipur?

Parjian Biharipur is a village of Jagraon tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 19 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sidhwan Bet community development block and is served by the Parjian Biharipur,Parjian Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033855, and it covers 460 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,400 people in Parjian Biharipur: 705 men and 695 women, living in 240 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 460 hectares, the population density works out to about 304 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 986 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 231, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,080 people, about 77 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.89 per cent and women at 49.22 per cent. The census recorded 483 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 426 main workers, the largest group, 191, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 168 cultivators on their own land and 66 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 57 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Parjian Biharipur's land. Of the village's 460 hectares, 369 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (211 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (158 hectares). About 91 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 175 cultivators and 238 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Parjian Biharipur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 19 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Abupura, Kanian Hussaini, Shafipura and Hayatewal.

What is the population of Parjian Biharipur?

The population of Parjian Biharipur was 1,400 at the 2011 census, living in 240 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Parjian Biharipur have?

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