Balrampurਬਲਰਮਪੁਰ

Where is Balrampur?

Balrampur is a village in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sri Hargobindpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028590, and it covers 127 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 325 people in Balrampur: 170 men and 155 women, living in 66 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 127 hectares, the population density works out to about 256 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 912 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 31, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 237 people, about 73 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.63 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.51 per cent and women at 68.57 per cent. The census recorded 82 workers, about 25 per cent of the village. Of the 81 main workers, the largest group, 65, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 12 cultivators on their own land and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Balrampur's land. Of the village's 127 hectares, 104 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (4 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (100 hectares). About 13 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 12 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Balrampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mollowali, Bariyar, Sultanpur and Nangal.

What is the population of Balrampur?

The population of Balrampur was 325 at the 2011 census, living in 66 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Balrampur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Balrampur has a government primary school. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.