Pharalaਫਰਲਾ

Where is Pharala?

Pharala 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 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Banga community development block and is served by the Pharala, Mahant Gurbachan Das gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032151, and it covers 822 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,226 people in Pharala: 1,639 men and 1,587 women, living in 669 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 822 hectares, the population density works out to about 392 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 968 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 276, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,317 people, about 41 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.76 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.49 per cent and women at 77.92 per cent. The census recorded 1,045 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 859 main workers, the largest group, 509, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 244 cultivators on their own land and 73 household industry workers. A further 186 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Pharala's land. Of the village's 822 hectares, 708 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 (696 hectares). About 108 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 267 cultivators and 58 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 2 government primary schools, one government middle school, 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 anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Pharala 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 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Banga, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Ghumman, Muna, Mahliana and Jasso Mazara.

What is the population of Pharala?

The population of Pharala was 3,226 at the 2011 census, living in 669 households in Banga tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Pharala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Pharala has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.