Bharoomਭਰੂਮ

Where is Bharoom?

Bharoom is a village of Hoshiarpur tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Hariana, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunga community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031350, and it covers 111 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5 people in Bharoom: 2 men and 3 women, living in 3 households, an average of about 1.7 people per household. Spread over its 111 hectares, the population density works out to about 5 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1500 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 0, about 0 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 60 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 100 per cent and women at 33.33 per cent. The census recorded 1 workers, about 20 per cent of the village. Of the 0 main workers, the largest group, 0, were cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bharoom's land. Of the village's 111 hectares, 3 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (3 hectares). About 3 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 1 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. 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Bharoom is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Hariana, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Hoshiarpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhera, Dhol Baha, Bari Khad and Phaphial.

What is the population of Bharoom?

The population of Bharoom was 5 at the 2011 census, living in 3 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bharoom have?

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