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Where is Babri?

Babri is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Gurdaspur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028257, and it covers 227 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,192 people in Babri: 1,151 men and 1,041 women, living in 411 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 227 hectares, the population density works out to about 966 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 904 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 264, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 827 people, about 38 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 77.33 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.99 per cent and women at 70.27 per cent. The census recorded 857 workers, about 39 per cent of the village. Of the 718 main workers, the largest group, 379, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 131 agricultural labourers and 118 household industry workers. A further 139 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Babri's land. Of the village's 227 hectares, 200 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 197 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (106 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (91 hectares). About 27 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. The census recorded 94 cultivators and 153 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. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. 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. The village had a sub post office. 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

Babri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Gurdaspur, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jhawar, Jiwanwal, Dhariwal and Baje Chak.

What is the population of Babri?

The population of Babri was 2,192 at the 2011 census, living in 411 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Babri have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Babri has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.