Bir Akharaਬਿਰ ਅਖਰਾ

Where is Bir Akhara?

Bir Akhara is a village in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jagraon, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jagraon community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033775, and it covers 109 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 62 people in Bir Akhara: 32 men and 30 women, living in 13 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 109 hectares, the population density works out to about 57 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 938 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 34 people, about 55 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.86 per cent and women at 65.38 per cent. The census recorded 15 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 15 main workers, the largest group, 7, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 7 agricultural labourers and 1 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Akhara's land. Of the village's 109 hectares, 101 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (99 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (2 hectares). About 8 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 7 cultivators and 7 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bir Akhara is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Jagraon, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Jagraon, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Agwar Ladhai, Agwar Rahlan, Dholan and Agwar Pona.

What is the population of Bir Akhara?

The population of Bir Akhara was 62 at the 2011 census, living in 13 households in Jagraon tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Bir Akhara have?

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