Bajarਬਜਰ

Where is Bajar?

Bajar is a village of Phillaur tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Phillaur, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phillaur community development block and is served by the Jhungian Mahansingh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030114, and it covers 91 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 86 people in Bajar: 48 men and 38 women, living in 18 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 91 hectares, the population density works out to about 94 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 792 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 16 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.07 per cent and women at 79.41 per cent. The census recorded 50 workers, about 58 per cent of the village. Of the 47 main workers, the largest group, 31, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 8 cultivators on their own land and 6 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bajar's land. Of the village's 91 hectares, 87 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (87 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 9 cultivators and 31 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. The village also had an ASHA health worker.

No human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Bajar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Phillaur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chhaula, Jhungian Mahansingh, Achan Chak and Fatehgarh Lakha.

What is the population of Bajar?

The population of Bajar was 86 at the 2011 census, living in 18 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bajar have?

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