Bringliਬਰਿਂਗਲੀ

Where is Bringli?

Bringli is a village of Mukerian tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 22 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Talwara community development block and is served by the Bringli , Chak Bringli gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031326, and it covers 686 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,747 people in Bringli: 842 men and 905 women, living in 377 households, an average of about 4.6 people per household. Spread over its 686 hectares, the population density works out to about 255 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1075 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 237, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 480 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.36 per cent and women at 71.65 per cent. The census recorded 410 workers, about 23 per cent of the village. Of the 353 main workers, the largest group, 292, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 32 agricultural labourers and 18 cultivators on their own land. A further 57 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bringli's land. Of the village's 686 hectares, 248 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 4 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (4 hectares). About 203 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. The census recorded 24 cultivators and 45 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre and a primary health sub-centre. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bringli is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mukerian, about 22 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 Dholal, Bhol Kalota, Dugral and Palahar.

What is the population of Bringli?

The population of Bringli was 1,747 at the 2011 census, living in 377 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bringli have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bringli has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.