Bagoranਬਗੋਰਨ

Where is Bagoran?

Bagoran is a village of Banga tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Banga, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Aur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032184, and it covers 109 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 486 people in Bagoran: 246 men and 240 women, living in 94 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 109 hectares, the population density works out to about 446 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 976 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 50, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 394 people, about 81 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.44 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.61 per cent and women at 69.27 per cent. The census recorded 145 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 130 main workers, the largest group, 109, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 18 cultivators on their own land and 2 household industry workers. A further 15 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bagoran's land. Of the village's 109 hectares, 97 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (6 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (91 hectares). About 12 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 19 cultivators and 2 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. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Bagoran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Banga, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Banga, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jagatpur, Sadhpur, Mukandpur and Mander.

What is the population of Bagoran?

The population of Bagoran was 486 at the 2011 census, living in 94 households in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Bagoran have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bagoran has an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.