Bir Raja Teja Singhਬਿਰ ਰਜਾ ਤੇਜਾ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Bir Raja Teja Singh?

Bir Raja Teja Singh is a village in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 23 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gandiwind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038041, and it covers 450 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 760 people in Bir Raja Teja Singh: 388 men and 372 women, living in 143 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 450 hectares, the population density works out to about 169 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 959 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 95, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 559 people, about 74 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 60.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.57 per cent and women at 53.4 per cent. The census recorded 253 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 245 main workers, the largest group, 145, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 54 other workers in trade, transport and services and 46 cultivators on their own land. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Raja Teja Singh's land. Of the village's 450 hectares, 396 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (396 hectares). About 54 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 50 cultivators and 147 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had 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 Raja Teja Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Tarn Taran, about 23 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhuchar Khurd, Sukkar Chak, Mahna and Chima Kalan.

What is the population of Bir Raja Teja Singh?

The population of Bir Raja Teja Singh was 760 at the 2011 census, living in 143 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Bir Raja Teja Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bir Raja Teja Singh has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.