Balsandaਬਲਸਂਡਾ

Where is Balsanda?

Balsanda is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 7 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 038879, and it covers 473 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,327 people in Balsanda: 700 men and 627 women, living in 235 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 473 hectares, the population density works out to about 281 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 896 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 151, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 450 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.38 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.15 per cent and women at 77.26 per cent. The census recorded 415 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 412 main workers, the largest group, 159, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 136 agricultural labourers and 117 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 3 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Balsanda's land. Of the village's 473 hectares, 320 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 300 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (300 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 159 cultivators and 137 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 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 dispensary. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Balsanda is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dugri, Bari Jhallian, Kotli and Pathreri Jattan.

What is the population of Balsanda?

The population of Balsanda was 1,327 at the 2011 census, living in 235 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Balsanda have?

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