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Where is Banganwali?

Banganwali is a village in Sangrur tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sangrur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sangrur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039759, and it covers 283 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,391 people in Banganwali: 716 men and 675 women, living in 247 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 283 hectares, the population density works out to about 492 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 943 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 179, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 727 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.03 per cent and women at 58.25 per cent. The census recorded 481 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 471 main workers, the largest group, 287, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 180 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 10 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Banganwali's land. Of the village's 283 hectares, 248 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 (236 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. With 182 cultivators and 4 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 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. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Banganwali is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sangrur, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Sangrur, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mohamadpur Risaldarwala, Akoi, Deh Kalan and Thalesh.

What is the population of Banganwali?

The population of Banganwali was 1,391 at the 2011 census, living in 247 households in Sangrur tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Banganwali have?

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