Bariyanਬਰਿਯਨ

Where is Bariyan?

Bariyan is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kartarpur, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Talwara community development block and is served by the Beh Darya gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031315, and it covers 172 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 39 people in Bariyan: 21 men and 18 women, living in 8 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 172 hectares, the population density works out to about 23 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 857 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, about 10 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 80 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.44 per cent and women at 64.71 per cent. The census recorded 16 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 11 main workers, the largest group, 7, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 agricultural labourers and 2 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bariyan's land. Of the village's 172 hectares, 12 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 2 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (2 hectares). About 8 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 7 cultivators and 3 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 five to ten kilometres away.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bariyan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Kartarpur, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Mukerian, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kothi, Pohari, Behdarya and Labbar.

What is the population of Bariyan?

The population of Bariyan was 39 at the 2011 census, living in 8 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bariyan have?

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