Bamnaraਬਮਨਾਰਾ

Where is Bamnara?

Bamnara is a village of Morinda tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kurali, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Morinda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038912, and it covers 336 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,195 people in Bamnara: 613 men and 582 women, living in 238 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 336 hectares, the population density works out to about 356 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 949 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 118, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 671 people, about 56 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 80.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 86.18 per cent and women at 75.52 per cent. The census recorded 464 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 261 main workers, the largest group, 162, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 84 cultivators on their own land and 9 household industry workers. A further 203 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bamnara's land. Of the village's 336 hectares, 311 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 308 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (308 hectares). About 25 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 87 cultivators and 7 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.

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 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Bamnara is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kurali, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Morinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kakrali, Khairpur, Sotal and Dhangrali.

What is the population of Bamnara?

The population of Bamnara was 1,195 at the 2011 census, living in 238 households in Morinda tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bamnara have?

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