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Where is Bhurara?

Bhurara is a village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Puadh region, and the 2011 directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chamkaur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038867, and it covers 346 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,377 people in Bhurara: 759 men and 618 women, living in 246 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 346 hectares, the population density works out to about 398 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 814 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 114, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 516 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 81.31 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.2 per cent and women at 76.66 per cent. The census recorded 512 workers, about 37 per cent of the village. Of the 485 main workers, the largest group, 240, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 186 cultivators on their own land and 57 agricultural labourers. A further 27 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhurara's land. Of the village's 346 hectares, 314 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (314 hectares). About 32 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 7 hours a day. With 192 cultivators and 59 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. 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

Bhurara is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Chamkaur Sahib, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Chamkaur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Rupnagar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Saidpur, Gobindpur Alias Dhespur, Chuhar Majra and Barsalpur.

What is the population of Bhurara?

The population of Bhurara was 1,377 at the 2011 census, living in 246 households in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district.

What facilities does Bhurara have?

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