Theh Brahmanaਠੇਹ ਬਰਹਮਨਾ

Where is Theh Brahmana?

Theh Brahmana is a village of Tarn Taran tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Tarn Taran community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038028, and it covers 112 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 411 people in Theh Brahmana: 199 men and 212 women, living in 53 households, an average of about 7.8 people per household. Spread over its 112 hectares, the population density works out to about 367 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1065 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 63, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 119 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.01 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 84.57 per cent and women at 69.36 per cent. The census recorded 120 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 120 main workers, the largest group, 76, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 27 agricultural labourers and 17 other workers in trade, transport and services.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Theh Brahmana's land. Of the village's 112 hectares, 104 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (104 hectares). About 8 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 76 cultivators and 27 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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Theh Brahmana is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patti, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Tarn Taran, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Koharhka, Miani, Wan and Nurpur.

What is the population of Theh Brahmana?

The population of Theh Brahmana was 411 at the 2011 census, living in 53 households in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Theh Brahmana have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Theh Brahmana has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.