Budha Barਬੁਧਾ ਬਰ

Where is Budha Bar?

Budha Bar is a village in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Mukerian, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mukerian community development block and is served by the Budha--Bar Budhabar Basti Pankhuh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031237, and it covers 997 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 5,665 people in Budha Bar: 2,919 men and 2,746 women, living in 1,262 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 997 hectares, the population density works out to about 568 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 941 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 577, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,318 people, about 23 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 83.79 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.1 per cent and women at 79.26 per cent. The census recorded 1,840 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 1,255 main workers, the largest group, 847, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 334 cultivators on their own land and 58 agricultural labourers. A further 585 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Budha Bar's land. Of the village's 997 hectares, 896 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 871 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (810 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (61 hectares). About 101 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 346 cultivators and 368 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school, one government secondary school 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 a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Budha Bar 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 15 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 Hardo Khondpur, Biggowal, Dhal and Kasra Wan.

What is the population of Budha Bar?

The population of Budha Bar was 5,665 at the 2011 census, living in 1,262 households in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Budha Bar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Budha Bar has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.