Baranਬਰਨ

Where is Baran?

Baran is a village of Patiala tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patiala, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patiala community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036507, and it covers 820 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 3,322 people in Baran: 1,738 men and 1,584 women, living in 616 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 820 hectares, the population density works out to about 405 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 911 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 356, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 916 people, about 28 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 77.5 per cent and women at 67.16 per cent. The census recorded 1,239 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 1,206 main workers, the largest group, 543, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 329 cultivators on their own land and 193 agricultural labourers. A further 33 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Baran's land. Of the village's 820 hectares, 659 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (659 hectares). About 161 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 331 cultivators and 205 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 and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Baran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Patiala, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Patiala, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mirjapur, Seuna, Rasulpur Jaura and Rongla.

What is the population of Baran?

The population of Baran was 3,322 at the 2011 census, living in 616 households in Patiala tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Baran have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Baran has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.