Garlon Betਗਰਲੋਨ ਬੇਟ

Where is Garlon Bet?

Garlon Bet is a village of Balachaur tehsil in SBS Nagar district, Punjab, in the Doaba region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Balachaur, 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 032358, and it covers 135 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 833 people in Garlon Bet: 422 men and 411 women, living in 175 households, an average of about 4.8 people per household. Spread over its 135 hectares, the population density works out to about 617 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 974 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 90, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 264 people, about 32 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.83 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.7 per cent and women at 75.88 per cent. The census recorded 269 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 200 main workers, the largest group, 105, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 87 other workers in trade, transport and services and 7 agricultural labourers. A further 69 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Garlon Bet's land. Of the village's 135 hectares, 118 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (118 hectares). About 17 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 112 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and 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 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Garlon Bet is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Balachaur, 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 Thathiala, Rakran Bet, Dugri and Lohgarh.

What is the population of Garlon Bet?

The population of Garlon Bet was 833 at the 2011 census, living in 175 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Garlon Bet have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Garlon Bet has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.