Beli Akalianਬੇਲੀ ਅਕਲਿਆਂ

Where is Beli Akalian?

Beli Akalian is a village in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Pathankot, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Pathankot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 027490, and it covers 110 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 158 people in Beli Akalian: 86 men and 72 women, living in 32 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 110 hectares, the population density works out to about 144 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 837 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 12, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 21 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.99 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 95 per cent and women at 77.27 per cent. The census recorded 59 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 55 main workers, the largest group, 34, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 14 agricultural labourers and 7 cultivators on their own land. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Beli Akalian's land. Of the village's 110 hectares, 21 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (18 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (3 hectares). About 89 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 8 cultivators and 17 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Beli Akalian is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Pathankot, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Pathankot, the tehsil headquarters, and Pathankot, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Tajpur, Darsopur, Naushenra Nalbandan and Aima Chahngan.

What is the population of Beli Akalian?

The population of Beli Akalian was 158 at the 2011 census, living in 32 households in Pathankot tehsil of Pathankot district.

What facilities does Beli Akalian have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Beli Akalian has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.