Bagialਬਗਿਆਲ

Where is Bagial?

Bagial is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and is served by the Gujrat gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027574, and it covers 202 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 508 people in Bagial: 266 men and 242 women, living in 96 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 202 hectares, the population density works out to about 251 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 910 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 58, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 160 people, about 31 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.09 per cent and women at 74.55 per cent. The census recorded 55 workers, about 11 per cent of the village. Of the 49 main workers, the largest group, 45, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bagial's land. Of the village's 202 hectares, 122 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (89 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (33 hectares). About 5 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 45 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 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bagial is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gujrat, Mamial, Bassi Afghana and Bhimpur.

What is the population of Bagial?

The population of Bagial was 508 at the 2011 census, living in 96 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Bagial have?

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