Barnala Khurdਬਰਨਲਾ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Barnala Khurd?

Barnala Khurd is a village of Nawanshahr tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Rahon, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Aur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032278, and it covers 189 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 339 people in Barnala Khurd: 187 men and 152 women, living in 58 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 189 hectares, the population density works out to about 179 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 813 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 25, about 7 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 61 people, about 18 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.29 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.94 per cent and women at 71.53 per cent. The census recorded 99 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 85 main workers, the largest group, 40, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 34 other workers in trade, transport and services and 11 agricultural labourers. A further 14 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Barnala Khurd's land. Of the village's 189 hectares, 165 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (33 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (132 hectares). About 24 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 40 cultivators and 16 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. 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. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Barnala Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Rahon, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Nawanshahr, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Bharta Khurd, Daryapur, Bharta Kalan and Mirzapur.

What is the population of Barnala Khurd?

The population of Barnala Khurd was 339 at the 2011 census, living in 58 households in Nawanshahr tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Barnala Khurd have?

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