Humbraਹੁਂਬਰਾ

Where is Humbra?

Humbra is a village of SAS Nagar tehsil in SAS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Puadh region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Banur, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dera Bassi community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 039357, and it covers 214 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 221 people in Humbra: 125 men and 96 women, living in 42 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 214 hectares, the population density works out to about 103 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 768 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 16, about 7 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 83.9 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 88.24 per cent and women at 77.91 per cent. The census recorded 91 workers, about 41 per cent of the village. Of the 89 main workers, the largest group, 56, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 27 other workers in trade, transport and services and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Humbra's land. Of the village's 214 hectares, 190 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (190 hectares). About 24 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 14 hours a day. With 58 cultivators and 4 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 ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Humbra is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Banur, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. SAS Nagar, the tehsil headquarters, and Mohali, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hansala, Rajo Majra, Basma and Jhajon.

What is the population of Humbra?

The population of Humbra was 221 at the 2011 census, living in 42 households in SAS Nagar tehsil of SAS Nagar district.

What facilities does Humbra have?

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