Balawalpurਬਲਵਲਪੁਰ

Where is Balawalpur?

Balawalpur is a village of Rupnagar tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 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 038639, and it covers 57 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 289 people in Balawalpur: 156 men and 133 women, living in 60 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 57 hectares, the population density works out to about 507 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 853 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 28, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 18 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 89.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 94.41 per cent and women at 83.9 per cent. The census recorded 77 workers, about 27 per cent of the village. Of the 75 main workers, the largest group, 56, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 10 cultivators on their own land and 8 household industry workers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Balawalpur's land. Of the village's 57 hectares, 35 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (13 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (22 hectares). About 22 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 10 cultivators and 1 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.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Balawalpur is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 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 Chandpur, Malikpur, Ahmedpur and Tapal Majra.

What is the population of Balawalpur?

The population of Balawalpur was 289 at the 2011 census, living in 60 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Balawalpur have?

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