Bajwaਬਾਜਵਾ

Where is Bajwa?

Bajwa is a village in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ramdas, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ajnala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037117, and it covers 89 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 148 people in Bajwa: 72 men and 76 women, living in 26 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 89 hectares, the population density works out to about 166 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1056 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 11 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 79.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90.77 per cent and women at 68.66 per cent. The census recorded 41 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 38 main workers, the largest group, 28, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 agricultural labourers and 5 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bajwa's land. Of the village's 89 hectares, 80 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (48 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (32 hectares). About 9 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 28 cultivators and 5 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bajwa is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ramdas, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ajnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Thoba, Dujowal, Momanpura and Langarpur.

What is the population of Bajwa?

The population of Bajwa was 148 at the 2011 census, living in 26 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Bajwa have?

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