Banga (Rural)ਬੰਗਾ ਰੂਰਲ

Where is Banga Rural?

Banga Rural is a village in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Banga, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Banga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032109, and it covers 647 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 10 people in Banga Rural: 4 men and 6 women, living in 2 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 647 hectares, the population density works out to about 2 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1500 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 10 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 55.56 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.67 per cent and women at 50 per cent. The census recorded 2 workers, about 20 per cent of the village. Of the 2 main workers, the largest group, 2, were cultivators on their own land.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Banga Rural's land. Of the village's 647 hectares, 348 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (117 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (231 hectares). About 292 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 2 cultivators and 0 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 secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Banga Rural is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Banga, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhaura, Sujjon, Surapur and Palli Jhikki.

What is the population of Banga Rural?

The population of Banga Rural was 10 at the 2011 census, living in 2 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Banga Rural have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Banga Rural has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and a post office.