Burj Makhan Singhਬੁਰਜ ਮਖਨ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Burj Makhan Singh?

Burj Makhan Singh is a village of Firozpur tehsil in Ferozepur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mamdot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034783, and it covers 383 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 988 people in Burj Makhan Singh: 514 men and 474 women, living in 187 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 383 hectares, the population density works out to about 258 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 922 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 119, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 325 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 71.81 per cent and women at 57.11 per cent. The census recorded 274 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 167 main workers, the largest group, 142, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 21 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 107 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Burj Makhan Singh's land. Of the village's 383 hectares, 352 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (222 hectares). About 31 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 143 cultivators and 106 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Burj Makhan Singh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Guru Har Sahai, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mohre, Lohra Nawab Sahib, Sham Singhwala and Chak Haraj.

What is the population of Burj Makhan Singh?

The population of Burj Makhan Singh was 988 at the 2011 census, living in 187 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Burj Makhan Singh have?

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