Dial Bharangਦਿਆਲ ਭਰਂਗ

Where is Dial Bharang?

Dial Bharang is a village of Ajnala tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ajnala, about 6 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 037350, and it covers 306 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,197 people in Dial Bharang: 625 men and 572 women, living in 232 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 306 hectares, the population density works out to about 391 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 915 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 146, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 520 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.65 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.74 per cent and women at 63.12 per cent. The census recorded 375 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 358 main workers, the largest group, 168, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 102 cultivators on their own land and 87 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 17 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Dial Bharang's land. Of the village's 306 hectares, 266 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (133 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (133 hectares). About 40 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 105 cultivators and 168 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Dial Bharang is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ajnala, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Wachhoa, Kamalpura, Loharka and Bath.

What is the population of Dial Bharang?

The population of Dial Bharang was 1,197 at the 2011 census, living in 232 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Dial Bharang have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Dial Bharang has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.