Burey Rajputanਬੁਰੇਯ ਰਜਪੁਟਨ

Where is Burey Rajputan?

Burey Rajputan is a village in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Hoshiarpur-I community development block and is served by the Burey--Rajputan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031599, and it covers 109 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 217 people in Burey Rajputan: 124 men and 93 women, living in 49 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 109 hectares, the population density works out to about 199 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 750 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 18, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 113 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90.95 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.45 per cent and women at 85.39 per cent. The census recorded 83 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 71 main workers, the largest group, 43, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 15 cultivators on their own land and 13 agricultural labourers. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Burey Rajputan's land. Of the village's 109 hectares, 100 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 97 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (97 hectares). About 9 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 4 hours a day. The census recorded 15 cultivators and 19 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Burey Rajputan is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Hoshiarpur, about 12 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 Bhagowal, Nangal Kalan, Ludd and Pandori Bawa Dass.

What is the population of Burey Rajputan?

The population of Burey Rajputan was 217 at the 2011 census, living in 49 households in Hoshiarpur tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Burey Rajputan have?

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