Balarwalਬਲਰਵਲ

Where is Balarwal?

Balarwal is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sri Hargobindpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028576, and it covers 456 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,229 people in Balarwal: 639 men and 590 women, living in 262 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 456 hectares, the population density works out to about 270 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 923 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 153, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 460 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.91 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.3 per cent and women at 71.32 per cent. The census recorded 353 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 301 main workers, the largest group, 105, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 98 cultivators on their own land and 95 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 52 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Balarwal's land. Of the village's 456 hectares, 307 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (141 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (166 hectares). About 127 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 102 cultivators and 141 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, 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Balarwal is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mand, Kapura, Chak Chao and Bhol.

What is the population of Balarwal?

The population of Balarwal was 1,229 at the 2011 census, living in 262 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Balarwal have?

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