Burj Hari Singhਬੁਰਜ ਹਰੀ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Burj Hari Singh?

Burj Hari Singh is a village in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Raikot, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Raikot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033693, and it covers 704 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,636 people in Burj Hari Singh: 1,921 men and 1,715 women, living in 732 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 704 hectares, the population density works out to about 516 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 893 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 383, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2,005 people, about 55 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.91 per cent and women at 72.42 per cent. The census recorded 1,212 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 961 main workers, the largest group, 319, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 287 other workers in trade, transport and services and 271 cultivators on their own land. A further 251 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Burj Hari Singh's land. Of the village's 704 hectares, 637 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (637 hectares). About 67 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 300 cultivators and 401 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, an allopathic hospital, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Burj Hari Singh is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Raikot, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Raikot, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Talwandi Rai, Ruppa Patti, Gondwal and Heran.

What is the population of Burj Hari Singh?

The population of Burj Hari Singh was 3,636 at the 2011 census, living in 732 households in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Burj Hari Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Burj Hari Singh has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.