ਪਿਰਂਬਗਪਿਰਂਬਗ

Where is Piranbag?

Piranbag is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028242, and it covers 36 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 849 people in Piranbag: 450 men and 399 women, living in 157 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 36 hectares, the population density works out to about 2,358 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 887 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 101, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 45 people, about 5 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.17 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 68.75 per cent and women at 58.91 per cent. The census recorded 292 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 290 main workers, the largest group, 136, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 104 other workers in trade, transport and services and 48 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 Piranbag's land. Of the village's 36 hectares, 30 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (30 hectares). About 6 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 48 cultivators and 136 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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. 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

Piranbag is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Salimpur Araian, Khokhar, Salimpur Afganan and Sidhwan Jamita.

What is the population of Piranbag?

The population of Piranbag was 849 at the 2011 census, living in 157 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Piranbag have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Piranbag has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.