Punsarਪੁਂਸਰ

Where is Punsar?

Punsar is a village of Dera Bassi tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039307, and it covers 125 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 976 people in Punsar: 543 men and 433 women, living in 162 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 125 hectares, the population density works out to about 781 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 797 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 130, about 13 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 71.75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.67 per cent and women at 60.27 per cent. The census recorded 307 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 304 main workers, the largest group, 153, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 146 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Punsar's land. Of the village's 125 hectares, 116 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 109 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (109 hectares). About 9 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 155 cultivators and 4 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Punsar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dera Bassi, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dera Bassi, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rampur bahal, Kheri Jattan, Bijanpur and Mianpur.

What is the population of Punsar?

The population of Punsar was 976 at the 2011 census, living in 162 households in Dera Bassi tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Punsar have?

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