Baraਬੜਾ

Where is Bara?

Bara 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 038691, and it covers 73 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 475 people in Bara: 263 men and 212 women, living in 93 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 73 hectares, the population density works out to about 651 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 806 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 46, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 288 people, about 61 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 82.75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.56 per cent and women at 75.65 per cent. The census recorded 213 workers, about 45 per cent of the village. Of the 144 main workers, the largest group, 96, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 38 cultivators on their own land and 8 agricultural labourers. A further 69 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bara's land. Of the village's 73 hectares, 57 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (57 hectares). About 4 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 39 cultivators and 12 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. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bara 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 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Rupnagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Gobindpur, Salaura, Chhota Bande Mahal and Rasulpur.

What is the population of Bara?

The population of Bara was 475 at the 2011 census, living in 93 households in Rupnagar tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bara have?

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