Burj Lambraਬੁਰਜ ਲਂਬਰਾ

Where is Burj Lambra?

Burj Lambra is a village of Ludhiana West tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033638, and it covers 145 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 190 people in Burj Lambra: 95 men and 95 women, living in 37 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 145 hectares, the population density works out to about 131 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1000 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 34 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.42 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 90 per cent and women at 82.93 per cent. The census recorded 61 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 59 main workers, the largest group, 50, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 8 agricultural labourers and 1 cultivators on their own land. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Burj Lambra's land. Of the village's 145 hectares, 135 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (135 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. The census recorded 1 cultivators and 9 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Burj Lambra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Ludhiana West, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Burj Man Kaur, Nurpur Bet, Gorsian Hakamrai and Chark.

What is the population of Burj Lambra?

The population of Burj Lambra was 190 at the 2011 census, living in 37 households in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Burj Lambra have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Burj Lambra has a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.