Burj Man Kaurਬੁਰਜ ਮਨ ਕੌਰ

Where is Burj Man Kaur?

Burj Man Kaur is a village of Ludhiana West tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 14 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 033637, and it covers 165 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 193 people in Burj Man Kaur: 94 men and 99 women, living in 43 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 165 hectares, the population density works out to about 117 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1053 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 84 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 73.94 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.25 per cent and women at 67.06 per cent. The census recorded 57 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 52 main workers, the largest group, 29, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 18 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Burj Man Kaur's land. Of the village's 165 hectares, 153 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (153 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 30 cultivators and 3 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Burj Man Kaur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ludhiana, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ludhiana West, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gorsian Hakamrai, Burj Lambra, Khaira (Ludhiana West) and Nurpur Bet.

What is the population of Burj Man Kaur?

The population of Burj Man Kaur was 193 at the 2011 census, living in 43 households in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Burj Man Kaur have?

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