Burwalaਬੁਰਵਾਲਾ

Where is Burwala?

Burwala is a village of Jalalabad tehsil in Fazilka district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Jalalabad, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Guru Har Sahai community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034879, and it covers 457 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,116 people in Burwala: 586 men and 530 women, living in 194 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 457 hectares, the population density works out to about 244 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 904 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 141, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 611 people, about 55 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.36 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.89 per cent and women at 59.23 per cent. The census recorded 426 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 336 main workers, the largest group, 121, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 109 other workers in trade, transport and services and 103 cultivators on their own land. A further 90 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Burwala's land. Of the village's 457 hectares, 440 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (440 hectares). About 15 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 106 cultivators and 136 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 2 government primary schools, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Burwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jalalabad, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Jalalabad, the tehsil headquarters, and Fazilka town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chak Burwala, Moranwala, Jamalgarh ( and Tarpalke.

What is the population of Burwala?

The population of Burwala was 1,116 at the 2011 census, living in 194 households in Jalalabad tehsil of Fazilka district.

What facilities does Burwala have?

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