Brarowalਬਰਰੋਵਾਲ

Where is Brarowal?

Brarowal is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Begpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030744, and it covers 129 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 91 people in Brarowal: 49 men and 42 women, living in 16 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 129 hectares, the population density works out to about 71 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 857 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 9, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 6 people, about 7 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.39 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.33 per cent and women at 75.68 per cent. The census recorded 33 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 22 main workers, the largest group, 17, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 agricultural labourers and 2 household industry workers. A further 11 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Brarowal's land. Of the village's 129 hectares, 82 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (82 hectares). About 47 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 17 cultivators and 13 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Brarowal is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Dasua, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sud, Chhurian, Nandewal and Badhaya.

What is the population of Brarowal?

The population of Brarowal was 91 at the 2011 census, living in 16 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Brarowal have?

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