Barianaਬਰਿਆਨਾ

Where is Bariana?

Bariana is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Garhshankar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031955, and it covers 52 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 193 people in Bariana: 102 men and 91 women, living in 37 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 52 hectares, the population density works out to about 371 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 892 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 26, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 3 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75 per cent and women at 62.03 per cent. The census recorded 59 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 32 main workers, the largest group, 17, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 9 other workers in trade, transport and services and 5 agricultural labourers. A further 27 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bariana's land. Of the village's 52 hectares, 45 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 42 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (42 hectares). About 6 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. With 24 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Bariana is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Garhshankar, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hyatpur, Bharowal, Kukran and Pakhowal.

What is the population of Bariana?

The population of Bariana was 193 at the 2011 census, living in 37 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bariana have?

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