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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 170 families residing. The Burj village has population of 936 of which 493 are males while 443 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Burj village population of children with age 0-6 is 120 which makes up 12.82 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Burj village is 899 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Burj as per census is 818, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Burj village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Burj village was 71.81 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Burj Male literacy stands at 75.41 % while female literacy rate was 67.87 %.

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 170 - -
Population 936 493 443
Child (0-6) 120 66 54
Schedule Caste 221 114 107
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 71.81 % 75.41 % 67.87 %
Total Workers 268 212 56
Main Worker 213 - -
Marginal Worker 55 44 11

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.61 % 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, 268 were engaged in work activities. 79.48 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.52 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 268 workers engaged in Main Work, 66 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 64 were Agricultural labourer.