Bir Bauranਬਿਰ ਬੌਰਨ

Where is Bir Bauran?

Bir Bauran is a village of Nabha tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nabha, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nabha community development block and is served by the Bauran Kalan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036317, and it covers 538 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 158 people in Bir Bauran: 99 men and 59 women, living in 34 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 538 hectares, the population density works out to about 29 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 596 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 47 people, about 30 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.11 per cent and women at 80.39 per cent. The census recorded 76 workers, about 48 per cent of the village. Of the 75 main workers, the largest group, 37, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 35 agricultural labourers and 3 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Bauran's land. Of the village's 538 hectares, 335 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (143 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (192 hectares). About 203 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 3 cultivators and 35 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 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bir Bauran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Nabha, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Nabha, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bauran Khurd, Nabha Rural, Bauran Kalan and Thuhi.

What is the population of Bir Bauran?

The population of Bir Bauran was 158 at the 2011 census, living in 34 households in Nabha tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bir Bauran have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bir Bauran has government schools from primary to middle school level. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.