Barnala Ruralਬਰਨਾਲਾ ਰੂਰਲ

Where is Barnala Rural?

Barnala Rural is a village of Barnala tehsil in Barnala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Barnala, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Barnala community development block and is served by the Barnala(Rural) gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039988, and it covers 3,508 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6,077 people in Barnala Rural: 3,651 men and 2,426 women, living in 1,152 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 3,508 hectares, the population density works out to about 173 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 664 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 574, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,147 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.46 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.65 per cent and women at 60.1 per cent. The census recorded 2,595 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 2,461 main workers, the largest group, 1,596, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 639 cultivators on their own land and 181 agricultural labourers. A further 134 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Barnala Rural's land. Of the village's 3,508 hectares, 3,485 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,017 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (2,468 hectares). About 23 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 661 cultivators and 199 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. 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 and an internet common service centre. 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

Barnala Rural is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Barnala, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Barnala, the tehsil headquarters, and Barnala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Patti Sekhwan, Sanghera, Patti Sohlan and Harbanspura.

What is the population of Barnala Rural?

The population of Barnala Rural was 6,077 at the 2011 census, living in 1,152 households in Barnala tehsil of Barnala district.

What facilities does Barnala Rural have?

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