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Burj Population - Tarn Taran, Punjab

Burj is a medium size village located in Tarn Taran Tehsil of Tarn Taran district, Punjab with total 227 families residing. The Burj village has population of 1239 of which 654 are males while 585 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Burj village population of children with age 0-6 is 164 which makes up 13.24 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Burj village is 894 which is lower than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Burj as per census is 843, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Burj village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Burj village was 62.23 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Burj Male literacy stands at 65.49 % while female literacy rate was 58.63 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Burj village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Burj village.

Burj Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 227 - -
Population 1,239 654 585
Child (0-6) 164 89 75
Schedule Caste 785 417 368
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 62.23 % 65.49 % 58.63 %
Total Workers 313 289 24
Main Worker 306 - -
Marginal Worker 7 3 4

Caste Factor

In Burj village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 63.36 % of total population in Burj village. The village Burj currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Burj village out of total population, 313 were engaged in work activities. 97.76 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.24 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 313 workers engaged in Main Work, 54 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 185 were Agricultural labourer.