Burj Mattewaraਬੁਰਜ ਮੱਟੇਵਰਾ

Where is Burj Mattewara?

Burj Mattewara is a village in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Ludhiana, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ludhiana-II community development block and is served by the Mattewara gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033437, and it covers 183 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 34 people in Burj Mattewara: 18 men and 16 women, living in 8 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 183 hectares, the population density works out to about 19 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 889 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 0, about 0 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 64.71 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.22 per cent and women at 56.25 per cent. The census recorded 16 workers, about 47 per cent of the village. Of the 13 main workers, the largest group, 11, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 2 agricultural labourers. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Burj Mattewara's land. Of the village's 183 hectares, 114 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (114 hectares). About 69 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 12 cultivators and 3 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Burj Mattewara 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 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Ludhiana East, the tehsil headquarters, and Ludhiana city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Togar, Mattewara, Garhi Sheru and Mangli Tanda.

What is the population of Burj Mattewara?

The population of Burj Mattewara was 34 at the 2011 census, living in 8 households in Ludhiana East tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Burj Mattewara have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Burj Mattewara has a post office.