Harar ( Near Bhure Gill )ਹਰਾਰ (ਭੂਰੇ ਗਿੱਲ)

Where is Harar ( Near Bhure Gill )?

Harar ( Near Bhure Gill ) is a village in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and 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 037334, and it covers 152 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 411 people in Harar ( Near Bhure Gill ): 205 men and 206 women, living in 69 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 152 hectares, the population density works out to about 270 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1005 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 49, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 18 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 94.2 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 96.67 per cent and women at 91.76 per cent. The census recorded 150 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 120 main workers, the largest group, 102, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 8 agricultural labourers and 7 cultivators on their own land. A further 30 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Harar ( Near Bhure Gill )'s land. Of the village's 152 hectares, 136 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (35 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (101 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. The census recorded 7 cultivators and 21 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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.

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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Harar ( Near Bhure Gill ) 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 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 Bhure Gill, Dialpura, Khanowal and Nasar.

What is the population of Harar ( Near Bhure Gill )?

The population of Harar ( Near Bhure Gill ) was 411 at the 2011 census, living in 69 households in Ajnala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Harar ( Near Bhure Gill ) have?

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