Bara Pindਬਰਾ ਪਿੰਡ

Where is Bara Pind?

Bara Pind is a village in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Goraya, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phillaur community development block and is served by the Bara Pind, Patti Masandpur , Patti Kamalpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030196, and it covers 1,382 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 6,327 people in Bara Pind: 3,316 men and 3,011 women, living in 1,323 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 1,382 hectares, the population density works out to about 458 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 908 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 624, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,741 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.61 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.59 per cent and women at 77.31 per cent. The census recorded 2,151 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 1,842 main workers, the largest group, 1,115, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 287 cultivators on their own land and 252 household industry workers. A further 309 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bara Pind's land. Of the village's 1,382 hectares, 1,278 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (12 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (1,266 hectares). About 104 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 298 cultivators and 276 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, 2 government middle schools, 2 government secondary schools and 2 government senior secondary schools, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre, an allopathic hospital, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bara Pind is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Goraya, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Phillaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Jalandhar town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bir Shersingh, Atta, Dholeta and Rurka Khurd.

What is the population of Bara Pind?

The population of Bara Pind was 6,327 at the 2011 census, living in 1,323 households in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district.

What facilities does Bara Pind have?

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