Waryahਵਰਯਹ

Where is Waryah?

Waryah is a village of Batala tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 7 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 028532, and it covers 102 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 209 people in Waryah: 104 men and 105 women, living in 35 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 102 hectares, the population density works out to about 205 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1010 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 6 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 83.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.46 per cent and women at 80.2 per cent. The census recorded 80 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 63 main workers, the largest group, 47, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 9 household industry workers and 5 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 17 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Waryah's land. Of the village's 102 hectares, 96 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (96 hectares). About 6 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 48 cultivators and 5 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Waryah is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sri Hargobindpur, about 7 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 Chak Wassan, Gill, Bham and Mathola.

What is the population of Waryah?

The population of Waryah was 209 at the 2011 census, living in 35 households in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Waryah have?

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