Bela Tajowalਬੇਲਾ ਤਜੋਵਲ

Where is Bela Tajowal?

Bela Tajowal is a village in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032388, and it covers 366 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 216 people in Bela Tajowal: 112 men and 104 women, living in 40 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 366 hectares, the population density works out to about 59 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 929 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 22, about 10 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 83.51 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.33 per cent and women at 83.7 per cent. The census recorded 117 workers, about 54 per cent of the village. Of the 100 main workers, the largest group, 59, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 39 cultivators on their own land and 2 agricultural labourers. A further 17 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bela Tajowal's land. Of the village's 366 hectares, 305 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (305 hectares). About 32 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 45 cultivators and 2 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Bela Tajowal is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Rupnagar, about 8 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 Arazi Darya Bramd BelaTajowal, Aima, Asron and Atari.

What is the population of Bela Tajowal?

The population of Bela Tajowal was 216 at the 2011 census, living in 40 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Bela Tajowal have?

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