Bairsal Khurdਬੈਰਸਲ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Bairsal Khurd?

Bairsal Khurd is a village of Samrala tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Machhiwara, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Machhiwara community development block and is served by the Rajewal Rajputtan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033035, and it covers 99 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 216 people in Bairsal Khurd: 119 men and 97 women, living in 38 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 99 hectares, the population density works out to about 218 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 815 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 12 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 70.68 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.85 per cent and women at 60.92 per cent. The census recorded 59 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 59 main workers, the largest group, 48, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 7 agricultural labourers and 2 household industry workers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bairsal Khurd's land. Of the village's 99 hectares, 88 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (88 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. With 48 cultivators and 7 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. It also had 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

Bairsal Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Machhiwara, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Samrala, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Aslana, Bairsal Kalan, Rajewal Jattan and Hambowal.

What is the population of Bairsal Khurd?

The population of Bairsal Khurd was 216 at the 2011 census, living in 38 households in Samrala tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Bairsal Khurd have?

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