Drakaਦਰਕਾ

Where is Draka?

Draka is a village in Tapa tehsil of Barnala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Tapa, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sehna community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 040055, and it covers 383 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,193 people in Draka: 1,139 men and 1,054 women, living in 407 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 383 hectares, the population density works out to about 573 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 925 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 262, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,351 people, about 62 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 54.69 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 57.21 per cent and women at 52.02 per cent. The census recorded 841 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 776 main workers, the largest group, 326, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 237 cultivators on their own land and 177 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 65 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Draka's land. Of the village's 383 hectares, 363 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (207 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (156 hectares). About 20 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 237 cultivators and 345 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Draka is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Tapa, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Tapa, the tehsil headquarters, and Barnala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tappa Rural, Daraj, Patti Khatar and Jaimal Singhwala.

What is the population of Draka?

The population of Draka was 2,193 at the 2011 census, living in 407 households in Tapa tehsil of Barnala district.

What facilities does Draka have?

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