Burj Deva Singhਬੁਰਜ ਦੇਵਾ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Burj Deva Singh?

Burj Deva Singh is a village in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Patti community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038241, and it covers 208 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 839 people in Burj Deva Singh: 451 men and 388 women, living in 143 households, an average of about 5.9 people per household. Spread over its 208 hectares, the population density works out to about 403 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 860 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 71, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 326 people, about 39 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.01 per cent and women at 65.73 per cent. The census recorded 501 workers, about 60 per cent of the village. Of the 341 main workers, the largest group, 113, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 103 other workers in trade, transport and services and 88 household industry workers. A further 160 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Burj Deva Singh's land. Of the village's 208 hectares, 187 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (174 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (3 hectares). About 21 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 42 cultivators and 131 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. 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

Burj Deva Singh is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Patti, about 14 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 Thathian Khurd, Harike, Ratta Gudda and Marrar.

What is the population of Burj Deva Singh?

The population of Burj Deva Singh was 839 at the 2011 census, living in 143 households in Patti tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Burj Deva Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Burj Deva Singh has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.