Bhurian Sainianਭੁਰਿਆਂ ਸੈਨਿਆਂ

Where is Bhurian Sainian?

Bhurian Sainian is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 19 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kahnuwan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028386, and it covers 72 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 461 people in Bhurian Sainian: 241 men and 220 women, living in 82 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 72 hectares, the population density works out to about 640 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 913 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 40, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.95 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.19 per cent and women at 79.61 per cent. The census recorded 188 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 136 main workers, the largest group, 62, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 34 agricultural labourers and 30 cultivators on their own land. A further 52 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhurian Sainian's land. Of the village's 72 hectares, 68 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (68 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 32 cultivators and 49 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhurian Sainian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 19 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jati Sarai, Bhuchh, Kathana and Pero Langah.

What is the population of Bhurian Sainian?

The population of Bhurian Sainian was 461 at the 2011 census, living in 82 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Bhurian Sainian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhurian Sainian has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.