Burj Bhalaiਬੁਰਜ ਭਲਾਈ

Where is Burj Bhalai?

Burj Bhalai is a village of Sardulgarh tehsil in Mansa district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sardulgarh, about 18 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jhunir community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035932, and it covers 632 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,737 people in Burj Bhalai: 904 men and 833 women, living in 331 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 632 hectares, the population density works out to about 275 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 921 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 181, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 492 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 59.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.17 per cent and women at 51.68 per cent. The census recorded 848 workers, about 49 per cent of the village. Of the 675 main workers, the largest group, 271, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 256 cultivators on their own land and 146 agricultural labourers. A further 173 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Burj Bhalai's land. Of the village's 632 hectares, 588 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 584 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (584 hectares). About 44 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 258 cultivators and 268 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. 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 sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Burj Bhalai is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sardulgarh, about 18 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Sardulgarh, the tehsil headquarters, and Mansa, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Aullak, Bhalaike, Chuhrian and Dasundia.

What is the population of Burj Bhalai?

The population of Burj Bhalai was 1,737 at the 2011 census, living in 331 households in Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district.

What facilities does Burj Bhalai have?

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