Parmanandਪਰਮਨਂਡ

Where is Parmanand?

Parmanand is a village of Pathankot tehsil in Pathankot district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 7 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 027593, and it covers 385 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,192 people in Parmanand: 1,616 men and 1,576 women, living in 693 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 385 hectares, the population density works out to about 829 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 975 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 309, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,313 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.35 per cent and women at 81.12 per cent. The census recorded 1,130 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 789 main workers, the largest group, 577, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 152 cultivators on their own land and 36 agricultural labourers. A further 341 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Parmanand's land. Of the village's 385 hectares, 303 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (218 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (85 hectares). About 79 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 169 cultivators and 121 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 2 government primary schools, 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Parmanand is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dina Nagar, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dalla Balim, Lahri Sarmon, Mari and Najowal.

What is the population of Parmanand?

The population of Parmanand was 3,192 at the 2011 census, living in 693 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Parmanand have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Parmanand 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.