Tej Palanaਤੇਜ ਪਲਨਾ

Where is Tej Palana?

Tej Palana 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 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Balachaur community development block and is served by the Mehmudpur gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032362, and it covers 34 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 72 people in Tej Palana: 38 men and 34 women, living in 17 households, an average of about 4.2 people per household. Spread over its 34 hectares, the population density works out to about 212 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 895 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 8, about 11 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 81.25 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 91.67 per cent and women at 67.86 per cent. The census recorded 29 workers, about 40 per cent of the village. Of the 28 main workers, the largest group, 21, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 7 cultivators on their own land. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Tej Palana's land. Of the village's 34 hectares, 25 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (25 hectares). About 9 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 8 cultivators and 0 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Tej Palana is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Balachaur, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Balachaur, the tehsil headquarters, and Nawanshahr, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Buthgarh, Mahmudpur, Lohgarh and Bhaipur.

What is the population of Tej Palana?

The population of Tej Palana was 72 at the 2011 census, living in 17 households in Balachaur tehsil of SBS Nagar district.

What facilities does Tej Palana have?

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