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Where is Baroia?

Baroia is a village of Gurdaspur tehsil in Gurdaspur district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dhariwal, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dhariwal community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 028102, and it covers 62 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 731 people in Baroia: 385 men and 346 women, living in 140 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 62 hectares, the population density works out to about 1,179 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 899 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 89, about 12 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 265 people, about 36 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 87.13 per cent and women at 74.35 per cent. The census recorded 216 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 214 main workers, the largest group, 99, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 83 cultivators on their own land and 32 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 2 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Baroia's land. Of the village's 62 hectares, 53 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (53 hectares). About 1 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 84 cultivators and 100 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, 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 a PDS ration shop and 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 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Baroia is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Dhariwal, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Gurdaspur, the tehsil headquarters, and Gurdaspur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mulianwala, Lehal, Kaler Khurd and Kang.

What is the population of Baroia?

The population of Baroia was 731 at the 2011 census, living in 140 households in Gurdaspur tehsil of Gurdaspur district.

What facilities does Baroia have?

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