Buraj Muharਬੁਰਜ ਮੁਹਰ

Where is Buraj Muhar?

Buraj Muhar is a village of Abohar tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Abohar, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Abohar community development block and is served by the BURAJ MUHAR, Buraj Muhar colony gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035182, and it covers 1,022 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,794 people in Buraj Muhar: 1,462 men and 1,332 women, living in 497 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 1,022 hectares, the population density works out to about 274 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 388, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,383 people, about 49 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.55 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.8 per cent and women at 53.46 per cent. The census recorded 834 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 792 main workers, the largest group, 545, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 168 cultivators on their own land and 60 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 42 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Buraj Muhar's land. Of the village's 1,022 hectares, 936 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (936 hectares). About 86 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 169 cultivators and 575 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 dispensary. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Buraj Muhar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Abohar, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the village has its own railway station. Abohar, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Roherianwali, Kikar Khera, Abohar (Rural) and Kandhwala Amarkot.

What is the population of Buraj Muhar?

The population of Buraj Muhar was 2,794 at the 2011 census, living in 497 households in Abohar tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Buraj Muhar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Buraj Muhar has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.