Burewalਬੁਰੇਵਾਲ

Where is Burewal?

Burewal is a village of Kapurthala tehsil in Kapurthala district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kapurthala, about 11 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kapurthala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 029291, and it covers 67 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 40 people in Burewal: 24 men and 16 women, living in 9 households, an average of about 4.4 people per household. Spread over its 67 hectares, the population density works out to about 60 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 667 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 6, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 26 people, about 65 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 52.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 50 per cent and women at 57.14 per cent. The census recorded 12 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 12 main workers, the largest group, 7, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 4 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Burewal's land. Of the village's 67 hectares, 62 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (62 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded no cultivators of their own land in the village, but 7 agricultural labourers, who work on farms in and around the village.

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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Burewal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kapurthala, about 11 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Kapurthala, the tehsil headquarters, and Kapurthala town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mangaroda, Pakhowal, Saido Bholana and Bhalaipur.

What is the population of Burewal?

The population of Burewal was 40 at the 2011 census, living in 9 households in Kapurthala tehsil of Kapurthala district.

What facilities does Burewal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Burewal has .