Burajਬੁਰਜ

Where is Buraj?

Buraj is a village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 2 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Anandpur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038423, and it covers 132 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 240 people in Buraj: 130 men and 110 women, living in 41 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 132 hectares, the population density works out to about 182 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 846 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 26, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 74.77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.87 per cent and women at 67.68 per cent. The census recorded 71 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 66 main workers, the largest group, 35, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 21 agricultural labourers and 8 cultivators on their own land. A further 5 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Buraj's land. Of the village's 132 hectares, 103 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (103 hectares). About 26 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 8 cultivators and 21 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5.

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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Buraj is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Anandpur Sahib, about 2 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Mataur, Balowal, Thappal and Amarpur Bela.

What is the population of Buraj?

The population of Buraj was 240 at the 2011 census, living in 41 households in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Buraj have?

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