Bara Gharਬਰਾ ਘਰ

Where is Bara Ghar?

Bara Ghar is a village of Bagha Purana tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bagha Purana, about 17 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Moga-II community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033977, and it covers 1,153 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,586 people in Bara Ghar: 1,350 men and 1,236 women, living in 466 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 1,153 hectares, the population density works out to about 224 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 916 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 286, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 996 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 62.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 66.11 per cent and women at 59.03 per cent. The census recorded 831 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 813 main workers, the largest group, 405, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 294 cultivators on their own land and 58 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 18 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bara Ghar's land. Of the village's 1,153 hectares, 1,093 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (267 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (826 hectares). About 38 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 295 cultivators and 418 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Bara Ghar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bagha Purana, about 17 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Bagha Purana, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mahla Khurd, Chhota Ghar, Mahla Kalan and Nathuwala Garbi.

What is the population of Bara Ghar?

The population of Bara Ghar was 2,586 at the 2011 census, living in 466 households in Bagha Purana tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Bara Ghar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bara Ghar has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.