Bir Guruਬਿਰ ਗੁਰੂ

Where is Bir Guru?

Bir Guru 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 Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038836, and it covers 69 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 38 people in Bir Guru: 22 men and 16 women, living in 9 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 69 hectares, the population density works out to about 55 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 727 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 4, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 2 people, about 5 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.89 per cent and women at 81.25 per cent. The census recorded 12 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 11 main workers, the largest group, 6, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 5 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Guru's land. Of the village's 69 hectares, 65 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (65 hectares). About 4 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 6 cultivators and 0 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. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bir Guru is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private 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 within five kilometres. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Dhaulran, Bassi Gujjran, Khanpur and Kiri Afghana.

What is the population of Bir Guru?

The population of Bir Guru was 38 at the 2011 census, living in 9 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bir Guru have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bir Guru has . It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.