Ina Bajwaਈਨਾ ਬਾਜਵਾ

Where is Ina Bajwa?

Ina Bajwa is a village of Dhuri tehsil in Sangrur district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Barnala, about 7 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sherpur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039594, and it covers 1,112 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,327 people in Ina Bajwa: 2,314 men and 2,013 women, living in 798 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 1,112 hectares, the population density works out to about 389 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 870 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 457, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,553 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.72 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.54 per cent and women at 59.35 per cent. The census recorded 1,469 workers, about 34 per cent of the village. Of the 1,311 main workers, the largest group, 701, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 425 other workers in trade, transport and services and 105 agricultural labourers. A further 158 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ina Bajwa's land. Of the village's 1,112 hectares, 1,006 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (420 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (586 hectares). About 98 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 741 cultivators and 114 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 and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ina Bajwa is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Barnala, about 7 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dhuri, the tehsil headquarters, and Sangrur, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kheri Khurd, Herike, Kheri Chahalan and Didargarh.

What is the population of Ina Bajwa?

The population of Ina Bajwa was 4,327 at the 2011 census, living in 798 households in Dhuri tehsil of Sangrur district.

What facilities does Ina Bajwa have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ina Bajwa has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.