Bajrurਬਜਰੁਰ

Where is Bajrur?

Bajrur is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 20 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 038489, and it covers 603 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,671 people in Bajrur: 1,409 men and 1,262 women, living in 494 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 603 hectares, the population density works out to about 443 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 896 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 248, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 595 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.02 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.18 per cent and women at 74.29 per cent. The census recorded 713 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 697 main workers, the largest group, 510, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 141 cultivators on their own land and 35 agricultural labourers. A further 16 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bajrur's land. Of the village's 603 hectares, 506 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 499 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (499 hectares). About 76 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 142 cultivators and 37 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. 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

Bajrur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than 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 Sarthali, Abiana Khurd, Jatwahar and Dhamana.

What is the population of Bajrur?

The population of Bajrur was 2,671 at the 2011 census, living in 494 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bajrur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bajrur has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.