Bir Agaulਬਿਰ ਅਗੌਲ

Where is Bir Agaul?

Bir Agaul is a village in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bhadson, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nabha community development block and is served by the Agaul gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036414, and it covers 1,177 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 185 people in Bir Agaul: 89 men and 96 women, living in 35 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 1,177 hectares, the population density works out to about 16 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1079 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 36 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.16 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.22 per cent and women at 73.17 per cent. The census recorded 68 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 68 main workers, the largest group, 33, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 21 other workers in trade, transport and services and 14 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Agaul's land. Of the village's 1,177 hectares, 1,122 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,122 hectares). About 55 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 33 cultivators and 14 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. 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 ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. 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

Bir Agaul is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bhadson, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nabha, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Agaul, Lopa, Khokh and Bishanpura.

What is the population of Bir Agaul?

The population of Bir Agaul was 185 at the 2011 census, living in 35 households in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bir Agaul have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bir Agaul has a government primary school and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.