Bir Sarangwalਬਿਰ ਸਰਂਗਵਲ

Where is Bir Sarangwal?

Bir Sarangwal is a village in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Banga community development block and is served by the Chak Mander gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032156, and it covers 469 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 52 people in Bir Sarangwal: 31 men and 21 women, living in 18 households, an average of about 2.9 people per household. Spread over its 469 hectares, the population density works out to about 11 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 677 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 9, about 17 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 60.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 70.37 per cent and women at 43.75 per cent. The census recorded 26 workers, about 50 per cent of the village. Of the 26 main workers, the largest group, 19, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 7 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Sarangwal's land. Of the village's 469 hectares, 204 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (204 hectares). About 148 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 7 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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 Sarangwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Banga, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jagatpur Theh, Bahar Mazara, Chak Mander and Burj Kandhari.

What is the population of Bir Sarangwal?

The population of Bir Sarangwal was 52 at the 2011 census, living in 18 households in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Bir Sarangwal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bir Sarangwal has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.