Burj Hamiraਬੁਰਜ ਹਮਿਰਾ

Where is Burj Hamira?

Burj Hamira is a village of Nihal Singh Wala tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Nihal Singhwala, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nihal Singhwala community development block and is served by the Burj Hamirra gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 033915, and it covers 466 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,848 people in Burj Hamira: 936 men and 912 women, living in 373 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 466 hectares, the population density works out to about 397 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 974 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 188, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 822 people, about 44 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.7 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.42 per cent and women at 69.69 per cent. The census recorded 601 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 295 main workers, the largest group, 223, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 61 other workers in trade, transport and services and 7 household industry workers. A further 306 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Burj Hamira's land. Of the village's 466 hectares, 426 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (181 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (245 hectares). About 40 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 226 cultivators and 289 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, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Burj Hamira is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Nihal Singhwala, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Nihal Singh Wala, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Saidoke, Gajiana, Mahdeoke and Patto Hirasingh.

What is the population of Burj Hamira?

The population of Burj Hamira was 1,848 at the 2011 census, living in 373 households in Nihal Singh Wala tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Burj Hamira have?

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