Birtalab Urf Talab Neeharਬੀਰ ਤਲਾਬ ਉਰਫ ਤਲਬ ਨੀਹਰ

Where is Birtalab Urf Talab Neehar?

Birtalab Urf Talab Neehar is a village in Bathinda tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bathinda, about 1 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bathinda community development block and is served by the Talab Nehar Basti no.1,4,5 gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035784, and it covers 529 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 7,208 people in Birtalab Urf Talab Neehar: 3,784 men and 3,424 women, living in 1,505 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 529 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,363 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 905 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1,032, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 6,321 people, about 88 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.2 per cent and women at 50.94 per cent. The census recorded 3,105 workers, about 43 per cent of the village. Of the 1,955 main workers, the largest group, 1,027, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 785 agricultural labourers and 123 cultivators on their own land. A further 1,150 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Birtalab Urf Talab Neehar's land. Of the village's 529 hectares, 407 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (362 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (45 hectares). About 75 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 156 cultivators and 1,730 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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 a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Birtalab Urf Talab Neehar is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bathinda, about 1 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Bathinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Multania, Naruana, Teona and Mian.

What is the population of Birtalab Urf Talab Neehar?

The population of Birtalab Urf Talab Neehar was 7,208 at the 2011 census, living in 1,505 households in Bathinda tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Birtalab Urf Talab Neehar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Birtalab Urf Talab Neehar has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.