Burja | |
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Coordinates: 27°32′59″N 76°38′08″E / 27.549780°N 76.635539°ECoordinates: 27°32′59″N 76°38′08″E / 27.549780°N 76.635539°E | |
Country | India |
Government | |
• Type | Sarpanch |
Area | |
• Total | 320 ha (790 acres) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,536 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
Languages | |
Time zone | UTC+5.30 |
Pincode | 301024[1] |
Village code | 00854600 |
Vehicle registration | RJ-02 |
Website | alwar |
Burja is a small village of 320 hectares in Bansur Tehsil in Alwar district in the State of Rajasthan, India.[2] The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. Burja depends on ALWAR, the nearest town for all major economic activities.[3] The village has government-provided water facilities that include One tap, One Well supply, Two tanks, One tubewell, and One handpump. The villagers also acquire water from some of the natural water sources - Two rivers, Two canals and Two springs. Burja is also surrounded by Two lakes. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Handpump. Burja's pin code is 301024[4], and village code is 00854600. The area of Burja is segregated as 235 hectares irrigated area, 37 hectares unirrigated, the 10 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 38 hectare area not available for cultivation.
Burja has One post office (Gyanpura B.O) and Fifty Nine public telephones. The village is connected with a single bus service. Burja has Two banks, One credit society and One agricultural credit society for the regulation of economic activity. The village is also equipped with Two recreational centers.
The village has an uninterrupted 24 hours electric supply from a power grid.
Burja is a census village in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The village has a total population of 3536 and has total administration over 614 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.
As per the census 2011 report, 2184 people are literate in Burja out of which 1376 are males and 808 are females.
Burja has the following educational facilities:
According to a census 2011 report, 1093 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 905 male, 188 female with 739 (67.61%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 677 males and 62 females. 120 males and 8 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 58 male and 8 female agricultural labor. 354 people are reported to work for a marginal period of time in the year.
They depend on the agricultural markets (Mandi) of the nearby towns of Alwar to sell carpet and make their living.