Ballianwalaਬੱਲਿਆਂਵਾਲਾ

Where is Ballianwala?

Ballianwala is a village of Patti tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Khem Karan, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Valtoha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038125, and it covers 143 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 624 people in Ballianwala: 342 men and 282 women, living in 94 households, an average of about 6.6 people per household. Spread over its 143 hectares, the population density works out to about 436 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 825 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 51, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 153 people, about 25 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 51.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 59.21 per cent and women at 42.01 per cent. The census recorded 467 workers, about 75 per cent of the village. Of the 432 main workers, the largest group, 161, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 127 household industry workers and 93 cultivators on their own land. A further 35 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Ballianwala's land. Of the village's 143 hectares, 125 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (125 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 100 cultivators and 166 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. No government school was recorded inside the village in 2011; the nearest primary school was five to ten kilometres away. 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 more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Ballianwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Khem Karan, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Patti, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jagatpura, Daudpura, Fatehpur and Dibipura.

What is the population of Ballianwala?

The population of Ballianwala was 624 at the 2011 census, living in 94 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Ballianwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Ballianwala has an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.