Bias Lahriਬਿਆਸ ਲਹਰੀ

Where is Bias Lahri?

Bias Lahri is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027536, and it covers 36 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 362 people in Bias Lahri: 191 men and 171 women, living in 73 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 36 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,006 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 895 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 33, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 178 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 93.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 98.29 per cent and women at 87.01 per cent. The census recorded 101 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 99 main workers, the largest group, 93, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 3 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bias Lahri's land. Of the village's 36 hectares, 17 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (5 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (12 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 3 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bias Lahri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 13 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 Mirzapur, Panjupur, Farida Nagar and Fatehgarh.

What is the population of Bias Lahri?

The population of Bias Lahri was 362 at the 2011 census, living in 73 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Bias Lahri have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bias Lahri has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.