Baruwalaਬਰੁਵਾਲਾ

Where is Baruwala?

Baruwala is a village of Anandpur Sahib tehsil in Rupnagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and is served by the Baruwal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038516, and it covers 214 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 785 people in Baruwala: 421 men and 364 women, living in 138 households, an average of about 5.7 people per household. Spread over its 214 hectares, the population density works out to about 366 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 865 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 104, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.97 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.86 per cent and women at 65.84 per cent. The census recorded 287 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 262 main workers, the largest group, 141, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 62 other workers in trade, transport and services and 42 cultivators on their own land. A further 25 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Baruwala's land. Of the village's 214 hectares, 128 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 27 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (27 hectares). About 69 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. The census recorded 43 cultivators and 151 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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. 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

Baruwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bhagwala, Majher, Bhatoli and Chikna.

What is the population of Baruwala?

The population of Baruwala was 785 at the 2011 census, living in 138 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Baruwala have?

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