Burjਬੁਰਜ

Where is Burj?

Burj is a village of Maur tehsil in Bathinda district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Maur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Maur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035889, and it covers 731 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,578 people in Burj: 1,349 men and 1,229 women, living in 479 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 731 hectares, the population density works out to about 353 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 319, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,336 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 55.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.02 per cent and women at 49.95 per cent. The census recorded 1,063 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 846 main workers, the largest group, 431, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 301 cultivators on their own land and 103 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 217 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Burj's land. Of the village's 731 hectares, 660 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (630 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (30 hectares). About 67 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 345 cultivators and 549 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 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Burj is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Maur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Maur, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sandoha, Mansa Kalan, Rajgarh Kuba and Mari.

What is the population of Burj?

The population of Burj was 2,578 at the 2011 census, living in 479 households in Maur tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Burj have?

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