Buro Bariਬੁਰੋ ਬਰੀ

Where is Buro Bari?

Buro Bari is a village of Garhshankar tehsil in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Mahilpur, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Mahilpur community development block and is served by the Bhuno gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 031874, and it covers 76 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 158 people in Buro Bari: 84 men and 74 women, living in 33 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 76 hectares, the population density works out to about 208 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 881 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 13, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.34 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.73 per cent and women at 67.65 per cent. The census recorded 55 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 39 main workers, the largest group, 30, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 6 other workers in trade, transport and services and 2 household industry workers. A further 16 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Buro Bari's land. Of the village's 76 hectares, 55 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (55 hectares). About 11 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 12 hours a day. With 31 cultivators and 16 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Buro Bari is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Mahilpur, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Phagon, Bahowal, Baghaura and Sherpur.

What is the population of Buro Bari?

The population of Buro Bari was 158 at the 2011 census, living in 33 households in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Buro Bari have?

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