Brahamਬਰਹਮ

Where is Braham?

Braham is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 2 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 028539, and it covers 131 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 149 people in Braham: 76 men and 73 women, living in 24 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 131 hectares, the population density works out to about 114 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 961 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 12 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 77.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.37 per cent and women at 76.47 per cent. The census recorded 41 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 39 main workers, the largest group, 39, were cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Braham's land. Of the village's 131 hectares, 120 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (60 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). About 11 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 40 cultivators and 1 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Braham is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Batala, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhirowal, Khudi, Cheema and Kishan Kot.

What is the population of Braham?

The population of Braham was 149 at the 2011 census, living in 24 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Braham have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Braham has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.