Barwaਬਰਵਾ

Where is Barwa?

Barwa 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 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Nurpur Bedi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038452, and it covers 266 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,813 people in Barwa: 920 men and 893 women, living in 352 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 266 hectares, the population density works out to about 682 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 971 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 185, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 240 people, about 13 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.14 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.11 per cent and women at 74 per cent. The census recorded 583 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 522 main workers, the largest group, 327, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 166 cultivators on their own land and 24 household industry workers. A further 61 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Barwa's land. Of the village's 266 hectares, 232 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 228 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (228 hectares). About 34 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 202 cultivators and 11 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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 a PDS ration shop and 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

Barwa is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Anandpur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chahar Majra, Mirpur, Mussapur and Bhatauli.

What is the population of Barwa?

The population of Barwa was 1,813 at the 2011 census, living in 352 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Barwa have?

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