Bir Kathgarhਬਿਰ ਕਥਗੜ੍ਹ

Where is Bir Kathgarh?

Bir Kathgarh is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 12 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 032381, and it covers 68 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 439 people in Bir Kathgarh: 229 men and 210 women, living in 81 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 68 hectares, the population density works out to about 646 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 917 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 37, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 26 people, about 6 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.86 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.88 per cent and women at 70.56 per cent. The census recorded 139 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 131 main workers, the largest group, 95, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 26 household industry workers and 8 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 8 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bir Kathgarh's land. Of the village's 68 hectares, 60 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (60 hectares). About 8 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 16 hours a day. With 97 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 anganwadi centre and 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 16 hours a day.

Getting there

Bir Kathgarh is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 12 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 Makowal, Hassanpur Khurd, Manewal and Bachhwan.

What is the population of Bir Kathgarh?

The population of Bir Kathgarh was 439 at the 2011 census, living in 81 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Bir Kathgarh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bir Kathgarh has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.