Binjarwalਬਿਂਜਰਵਾਲ

Where is Binjarwal?

Binjarwal is a village of Baba Bakala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tarsika community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037780, and it covers 168 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 124 people in Binjarwal: 67 men and 57 women, living in 22 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 168 hectares, the population density works out to about 74 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 851 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 15, about 12 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 79.82 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.25 per cent and women at 72.92 per cent. The census recorded 31 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 31 main workers, the largest group, 27, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 4 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Binjarwal's land. Of the village's 168 hectares, 152 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (152 hectares). About 16 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 27 cultivators and 0 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. 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

Binjarwal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Batala, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Baba Bakala, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tanel, Dharmu Chak, Boparai and Ghanshampur.

What is the population of Binjarwal?

The population of Binjarwal was 124 at the 2011 census, living in 22 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Binjarwal have?

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