Baiharaਬੈਹਰਾ

Where is Baihara?

Baihara is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurpur Bedi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038373, and it covers 179 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 249 people in Baihara: 130 men and 119 women, living in 41 households, an average of about 6.1 people per household. Spread over its 179 hectares, the population density works out to about 139 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 915 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 24, about 10 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 73.78 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 78.95 per cent and women at 68.47 per cent. The census recorded 77 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 75 main workers, the largest group, 60, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 8 agricultural labourers and 6 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Baihara's land. Of the village's 179 hectares, 75 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 71 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (71 hectares). About 96 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 61 cultivators and 9 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Baihara is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hirpur Ganura, Saidpur, Rampur Kalan and Dumewal.

What is the population of Baihara?

The population of Baihara was 249 at the 2011 census, living in 41 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Baihara have?

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