Birsarkarਬਿਰਸਰਕਰ

Where is Birsarkar?

Birsarkar is a village in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, about 16 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Jamitgarh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032395, and it covers 187 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 186 people in Birsarkar: 106 men and 80 women, living in 38 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 187 hectares, the population density works out to about 99 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 755 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 23, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 7 people, about 4 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.07 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.56 per cent and women at 64.38 per cent. The census recorded 60 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 51 main workers, the largest group, 25, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 20 cultivators on their own land and 6 agricultural labourers. A further 9 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Birsarkar's land. Of the village's 187 hectares, 169 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (169 hectares). About 18 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 15 hours a day. With 23 cultivators and 7 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. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Birsarkar is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 16 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 Nangal, Raipur, Fatehpur and Majra Jattan.

What is the population of Birsarkar?

The population of Birsarkar was 186 at the 2011 census, living in 38 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Birsarkar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Birsarkar has a sub post office.