Burj Naklianਬੁਰਜ ਨਕਲਿਆਂ

Where is Burj Naklian?

Burj Naklian is a village of Raikot tehsil in Ludhiana district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. 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 033746, and it covers 257 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,486 people in Burj Naklian: 761 men and 725 women, living in 285 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 257 hectares, the population density works out to about 578 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 953 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 123, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 315 people, about 21 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 78.58 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 81.88 per cent and women at 75.08 per cent. The census recorded 456 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 436 main workers, the largest group, 223, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 120 other workers in trade, transport and services and 86 agricultural labourers. A further 20 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Burj Naklian's land. Of the village's 257 hectares, 238 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (40 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (198 hectares). About 19 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 224 cultivators and 89 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Burj Naklian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Raikot, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Siloani, Umarpura, Bassian (Raikot) and Binjal.

What is the population of Burj Naklian?

The population of Burj Naklian was 1,486 at the 2011 census, living in 285 households in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district.

What facilities does Burj Naklian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Burj Naklian has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.