Akalgarh Urf Burjwalaਅਕਲਗੜ੍ਹ ਉਰਫ ਬੁਰਜਵਾਲਾ

Where is Akalgarh Urf Burjwala?

Akalgarh Urf Burjwala is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 12 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Rupnagar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038732, and it covers 200 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 611 people in Akalgarh Urf Burjwala: 331 men and 280 women, living in 105 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 200 hectares, the population density works out to about 306 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 846 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 56, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 165 people, about 27 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 86.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 89.8 per cent and women at 82.87 per cent. The census recorded 232 workers, about 38 per cent of the village. Of the 219 main workers, the largest group, 119, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 89 other workers in trade, transport and services and 11 agricultural labourers. A further 13 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Akalgarh Urf Burjwala's land. Of the village's 200 hectares, 166 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 112 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (112 hectares). About 13 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 122 cultivators and 11 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 middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a community health centre. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Akalgarh Urf Burjwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 12 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Panjoli, Panjola, Raje Majra and Babani Khurd.

What is the population of Akalgarh Urf Burjwala?

The population of Akalgarh Urf Burjwala was 611 at the 2011 census, living in 105 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Akalgarh Urf Burjwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Akalgarh Urf Burjwala has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.