Balaspurਬਲਸਪੁਰ

Where is Balaspur?

Balaspur is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036624, and it covers 204 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 865 people in Balaspur: 462 men and 403 women, living in 167 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 204 hectares, the population density works out to about 424 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 872 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 80, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 497 people, about 57 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.73 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 64.89 per cent and women at 51.88 per cent. The census recorded 392 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 258 main workers, the largest group, 133, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 95 cultivators on their own land and 30 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 134 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Balaspur's land. Of the village's 204 hectares, 187 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (187 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. The census recorded 110 cultivators and 243 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. It also had 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Balaspur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Majal Khurd, Mehandipur, Dandoa and Hussainpur Jolla.

What is the population of Balaspur?

The population of Balaspur was 865 at the 2011 census, living in 167 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Balaspur have?

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