Bilronਬਿਲਰੋਨ

Where is Bilron?

Bilron is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Garhshankar, about 6 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 032001, and it covers 883 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,325 people in Bilron: 1,161 men and 1,164 women, living in 482 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 883 hectares, the population density works out to about 263 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1003 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 260, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 837 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.79 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.73 per cent and women at 75.92 per cent. The census recorded 681 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 401 main workers, the largest group, 195, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 145 cultivators on their own land and 48 agricultural labourers. A further 280 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bilron's land. Of the village's 883 hectares, 566 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 402 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (402 hectares). About 32 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. The census recorded 159 cultivators and 161 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, 2 government secondary schools and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. 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

Bilron is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Garhshankar, about 6 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 Rampur, Purkhowal, Tejpur and Hajipur.

What is the population of Bilron?

The population of Bilron was 2,325 at the 2011 census, living in 482 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bilron have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bilron has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.