Palsariਪਲਸਰੀ

Where is Palsari?

Palsari is a village in Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Nangal, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and is served by the Palsary gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038573, and it covers 120 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 395 people in Palsari: 194 men and 201 women, living in 67 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 120 hectares, the population density works out to about 329 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1036 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 62, about 16 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.88 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.7 per cent and women at 70.24 per cent. The census recorded 85 workers, about 22 per cent of the village. Of the 82 main workers, the largest group, 69, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 12 agricultural labourers and 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Palsari's land. Of the village's 120 hectares, 66 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (12 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (54 hectares). About 44 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 1 cultivators and 13 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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 anganwadi centre.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Palsari is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nangal, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Nangal, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhaton, Raipur, Jol and Bandleri.

What is the population of Palsari?

The population of Palsari was 395 at the 2011 census, living in 67 households in Nangal tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Palsari have?

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