Baina Bulandਬੈਨਾ ਬੁਲੰਦ

Where is Baina Buland?

Baina Buland is a village of Amloh tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Amloh, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Amloh community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032811, and it covers 213 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 687 people in Baina Buland: 343 men and 344 women, living in 141 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 213 hectares, the population density works out to about 323 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1003 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 77, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 553 people, about 80 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.33 per cent and women at 69.18 per cent. The census recorded 210 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 208 main workers, the largest group, 169, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 34 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Baina Buland's land. Of the village's 213 hectares, 199 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (199 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 34 cultivators and 4 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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

Baina Buland is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Amloh, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Amloh, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Haripur, Alipur Sandal, Bhadal Thuha and Bhatton.

What is the population of Baina Buland?

The population of Baina Buland was 687 at the 2011 census, living in 141 households in Amloh tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Baina Buland have?

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