Sarangpur Panj Pedaਸਰਂਗਪੁਰ ਪਂਜ ਪੇਡਾ

Where is Sarangpur Panj Peda?

Sarangpur Panj Peda is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Dubholi gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032367, and it covers 206 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 49 people in Sarangpur Panj Peda: 24 men and 25 women, living in 7 households, an average of about 7.0 people per household. Spread over its 206 hectares, the population density works out to about 24 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1042 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 16 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.19 per cent and women at 63.64 per cent. The census recorded 12 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 10 main workers, the largest group, 10, were cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sarangpur Panj Peda's land. Of the village's 206 hectares, 131 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (131 hectares). About 50 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 10 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 ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. 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

Sarangpur Panj Peda is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mubarakpur, Arazidarya Bramad Paragpur, Hedon and Hassanpur Kalan.

What is the population of Sarangpur Panj Peda?

The population of Sarangpur Panj Peda was 49 at the 2011 census, living in 7 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Sarangpur Panj Peda have?

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