Arazi Darya Bramd BelaTajowalਅਰਾਜ਼ੀ ਦਰਿਆ ਬਰਾਮਦ ਬੇਲਾ ਤਾਜੋਵਾਲ

Where is Arazi Darya Bramd BelaTajowal?

Arazi Darya Bramd BelaTajowal is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the A D B Tejowal gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032387, and it covers 339 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 465 people in Arazi Darya Bramd BelaTajowal: 239 men and 226 women, living in 86 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 339 hectares, the population density works out to about 137 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 946 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 55, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 465 people, about 100 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.85 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.02 per cent and women at 68.18 per cent. The census recorded 130 workers, about 28 per cent of the village. Of the 60 main workers, the largest group, 35, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 18 other workers in trade, transport and services and 6 household industry workers. A further 70 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Arazi Darya Bramd BelaTajowal's land. Of the village's 339 hectares, 263 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (263 hectares). About 41 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 9 hours a day. With 36 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 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 sub-centre and a dispensary. 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

Arazi Darya Bramd BelaTajowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Aima, Bela Tajowal, Atari and Jeowal.

What is the population of Arazi Darya Bramd BelaTajowal?

The population of Arazi Darya Bramd BelaTajowal was 465 at the 2011 census, living in 86 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Arazi Darya Bramd BelaTajowal have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Arazi Darya Bramd BelaTajowal has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.