Balheriਬਲਹੇਰੀ

Where is Balheri?

Balheri is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ghanaur, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and is served by the Jogi Majra gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036889, and it covers 82 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 308 people in Balheri: 161 men and 147 women, living in 65 households, an average of about 4.7 people per household. Spread over its 82 hectares, the population density works out to about 376 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 913 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 27, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.46 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.72 per cent and women at 62.14 per cent. The census recorded 93 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 60 main workers, the largest group, 42, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 9 household industry workers and 9 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 33 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Balheri's land. Of the village's 82 hectares, 72 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (22 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (50 hectares). About 10 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 42 cultivators and 3 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Balheri is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Ghanaur, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Rasulpur, Jarikpur, Salempur Jattan and Chapar.

What is the population of Balheri?

The population of Balheri was 308 at the 2011 census, living in 65 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Balheri have?

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