Balia Manjpurਬਲਿਆ ਮਂਜਪੁਰ

Where is Balia Manjpur?

Balia Manjpur is a village of Amritsar I tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jandiala, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jandiala Guru community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037535, and it covers 508 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,181 people in Balia Manjpur: 1,159 men and 1,022 women, living in 417 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 508 hectares, the population density works out to about 429 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 882 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 224, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 937 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.21 per cent and women at 70.09 per cent. The census recorded 689 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 665 main workers, the largest group, 362, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 210 cultivators on their own land and 85 agricultural labourers. A further 24 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Balia Manjpur's land. Of the village's 508 hectares, 437 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (437 hectares). About 68 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 210 cultivators and 108 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. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Balia Manjpur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Jandiala, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Amritsar I, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mallian, Chauhan, Gunowal and Khela.

What is the population of Balia Manjpur?

The population of Balia Manjpur was 2,181 at the 2011 census, living in 417 households in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Balia Manjpur have?

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