Ballopurਬੱਲੋਪੁਰ

Where is Ballopur?

Ballopur is a village of Rajpura tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Ambala, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghanaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036923, and it covers 153 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 480 people in Ballopur: 262 men and 218 women, living in 88 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 153 hectares, the population density works out to about 314 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 832 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 38, about 8 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 79.64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.13 per cent and women at 75.38 per cent. The census recorded 161 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 160 main workers, the largest group, 96, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 60 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 household industry workers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ballopur's land. Of the village's 153 hectares, 130 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (130 hectares). About 23 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 96 cultivators and 0 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ballopur is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Ambala, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rajpura, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mirzapur, Sanjarpur, Sandharsi and Gadapur.

What is the population of Ballopur?

The population of Ballopur was 480 at the 2011 census, living in 88 households in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Ballopur have?

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