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Where is Baras?

Baras is a village of Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khera community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032675, and it covers 840 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,264 people in Baras: 1,193 men and 1,071 women, living in 412 households, an average of about 5.5 people per household. Spread over its 840 hectares, the population density works out to about 270 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 898 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 240, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 352 people, about 16 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.93 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.27 per cent and women at 71.1 per cent. The census recorded 699 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 687 main workers, the largest group, 261, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 186 agricultural labourers and 186 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 12 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Baras's land. Of the village's 840 hectares, 768 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (52 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (716 hectares). About 72 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 265 cultivators and 190 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, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. 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. It also had mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Baras is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Fatehgarh Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Naraingarh, Jamiatgarh, Kheri Bhai Ki and Manhera Jattan.

What is the population of Baras?

The population of Baras was 2,264 at the 2011 census, living in 412 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Baras have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Baras has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level and an anganwadi centre.