Bala Pindiਬਾਲਾ ਪਿਂਡੀ

Where is Bala Pindi?

Bala Pindi is a village of Dinanagar tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dinanagar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dinanagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027802, and it covers 219 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,210 people in Bala Pindi: 632 men and 578 women, living in 230 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 219 hectares, the population density works out to about 553 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 915 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 118, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 563 people, about 47 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.26 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.65 per cent and women at 78.45 per cent. The census recorded 449 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 391 main workers, the largest group, 305, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 82 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 58 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bala Pindi's land. Of the village's 219 hectares, 198 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (133 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (65 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 82 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 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Bala Pindi is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dinanagar, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dinanagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bahmani, Aima, Pindi Rangran and Jhabkra.

What is the population of Bala Pindi?

The population of Bala Pindi was 1,210 at the 2011 census, living in 230 households in Dinanagar tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bala Pindi have?

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