Kaler Bala Paਕਲੇਰ ਬਲਾ ਪਾ

Where is Kaler Bala Pa?

Kaler Bala Pa is a village in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Batala, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tarsika community development block and is served by the KALER BABA Pal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037784, and it covers 129 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,333 people in Kaler Bala Pa: 693 men and 640 women, living in 223 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 129 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,033 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 924 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 164, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 233 people, about 17 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.19 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.99 per cent and women at 68.97 per cent. The census recorded 439 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 364 main workers, the largest group, 181, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 147 agricultural labourers and 33 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 75 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Kaler Bala Pa's land. Of the village's 129 hectares, 113 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (113 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 199 cultivators and 193 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had a sub post office. 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

Kaler Bala Pa 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 Bhoewal, Uchoke Khurd, Ghanshampur and Jhamke.

What is the population of Kaler Bala Pa?

The population of Kaler Bala Pa was 1,333 at the 2011 census, living in 223 households in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Kaler Bala Pa have?

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