Bara Aslamਬਰਾ ਅਸਲਮ

Where is Bara Aslam?

Bara Aslam is a village of Nakodar tehsil in Jalandhar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nakodar, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nakodar community development block and is served by the Bara Salam gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029965, and it covers 141 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 412 people in Bara Aslam: 206 men and 206 women, living in 82 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 141 hectares, the population density works out to about 292 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 57, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 266 people, about 65 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.98 per cent and women at 67.23 per cent. The census recorded 138 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 132 main workers, the largest group, 73, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 33 cultivators on their own land and 25 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bara Aslam's land. Of the village's 141 hectares, 122 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (122 hectares). About 19 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 33 cultivators and 79 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 within five kilometres. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bara Aslam is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Nakodar, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Nakodar, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Riayatpur, Malwal, Bath and Maheru.

What is the population of Bara Aslam?

The population of Bara Aslam was 412 at the 2011 census, living in 82 households in Nakodar tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bara Aslam have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bara Aslam has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.