Buranaਬੁਰਨਾ

Where is Burana?

Burana is a village of Kharar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kurali, about 13 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majri community development block and is served by the Palhanpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038960, and it covers 318 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 30 people in Burana: 16 men and 14 women, living in 7 households, an average of about 4.3 people per household. Spread over its 318 hectares, the population density works out to about 9 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 875 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 5, about 17 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 30 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 64 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 61.54 per cent and women at 66.67 per cent. The census recorded 9 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 9 main workers, the largest group, 9, were agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Burana's land. Of the village's 318 hectares, 246 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (35 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (211 hectares). About 72 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 0 cultivators and 9 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was within five kilometres. The village also had 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Burana is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Kurali, about 13 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kharar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mirzapur, Dulwan, Gochar and Palhanpur.

What is the population of Burana?

The population of Burana was 30 at the 2011 census, living in 7 households in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Burana have?

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