Asa Banoਅਸਾ ਬਨੋ

Where is Asa Bano?

Asa Bano is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sujanpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027466, and it covers 110 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 860 people in Asa Bano: 476 men and 384 women, living in 179 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 110 hectares, the population density works out to about 782 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 807 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 112, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 83 people, about 10 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 84.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.56 per cent and women at 77.01 per cent. The census recorded 229 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 186 main workers, the largest group, 176, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 7 cultivators on their own land and 2 household industry workers. A further 43 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Asa Bano's land. Of the village's 110 hectares, 71 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (59 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (12 hectares). About 39 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 9 cultivators and 1 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Asa Bano is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Itti, Bharoli Kalan, Sujanpur Rural and Bharoli Khurd.

What is the population of Asa Bano?

The population of Asa Bano was 860 at the 2011 census, living in 179 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Asa Bano have?

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