Balrampurਬਲਰਮਪੁਰ

Where is Balrampur?

Balrampur is a village in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Phagwara, about 24 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Phagwara community development block and is served by the Panchhat gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029576, and it covers 27 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 39 people in Balrampur: 23 men and 16 women, living in 7 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 27 hectares, the population density works out to about 146 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 696 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 1, about 3 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 97.37 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95.45 per cent and women at 100 per cent. The census recorded 17 workers, about 44 per cent of the village. Of the 17 main workers, the largest group, 14, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 3 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Balrampur's land. Of the village's 27 hectares, 23 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (23 hectares). About 1 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 14 cultivators and 0 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. 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. 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

Balrampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Phagwara, about 24 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Phagwara, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhagana, Maio Patti, Galibwal and Panchhat.

What is the population of Balrampur?

The population of Balrampur was 39 at the 2011 census, living in 7 households in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Balrampur have?

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