Balialiਬਲਿਆਲੀ

Where is Baliali?

Baliali is a village of SAS Nagar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kharar community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039154, and it covers 214 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,058 people in Baliali: 584 men and 474 women, living in 201 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 214 hectares, the population density works out to about 494 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 812 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 155, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 348 people, about 33 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 69.66 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 75.65 per cent and women at 62.19 per cent. The census recorded 556 workers, about 53 per cent of the village. Of the 484 main workers, the largest group, 406, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 76 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 72 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Baliali's land. Of the village's 214 hectares, 155 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (155 hectares). About 58 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 76 cultivators and 2 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, 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Baliali is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded S.A.S. Nagar, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. SAS Nagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Chapar Chiri Kalan, Ballo Majra, Chapar Chiri Khurd and Daun.

What is the population of Baliali?

The population of Baliali was 1,058 at the 2011 census, living in 201 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Baliali have?

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