Barlan is a village in the
Hadoti region of
Rajasthan, India. It serves as a
Gram panchayat for five nearby villages which are Hani Hera, Patthukhedi, Amapura, Lolahedi and Seendhni. The nearest town is
Atru
Atru is a town in the Baran district in Rajasthan, India. It is located in the southeast of northern Indian state of Rajasthan. It is tehsil of Baran. It is located around 30 kilometres south of the Baran district. Atru tehsil is the biggest ...
, which is away. It is located 30 km from the district headquarter, Baran. Barlan is a pioneer in
kabaddi sport. Barlan has produced the finest physical teachers.
History
Barlan was
feudal
Feudalism, also known as the feudal system, was the combination of the legal, economic, military, cultural and political customs that flourished in Middle Ages, medieval Europe between the 9th and 15th centuries. Broadly defined, it was a wa ...
or
jagir
A jagir ( fa, , translit=Jāgir), also spelled as jageer, was a type of feudal land grant in the Indian subcontinent at the foundation of its Jagirdar (Zamindar) system. It developed during the Islamic rule era of the Indian subcontinent, start ...
and was the part of
Kota Riyasat along with other ''Zamindar'' feudal villages like Bhainsara(Bhensada) and Bokara(Bokada). The feudal tax as gold or equivalent valuable things were sent to Kota state on mules. They were escorted by the
Zamindar. For mules, a special place was assigned to each Zamindar.
Economy
The village is highly dependent on agriculture activities. People in the village raise livestock like
buffalos, sheep,
cows,
goats, and poultry. Every household owns the small land but to grow crop is not possible for everyone. The input cost for
plowing,
sowing
Sowing is the process of planting seeds. An area or object that has had seeds planted in it will be described as a sowed or sown area.
Plants which are usually sown
Among the major field crops, oats, wheat, and rye are sown, grasses and leg ...
, maintenance,
irrigation,
and
harvesting are very high. To avoid the economic burden of the land, people rent their land to other farmers. Since the groundwater level in Barlan is very low (800 feet), borewell often fails and results in the insurmountable burden of irrigation cost.
Crops and vegetables
Due to low monsoon rainfall and water depletion farmers usually grow two crops in a year. In 2018
Rabi crop winter season
chana, and
mustard was grown on almost 95% land of the village. Some farmers were not able to irrigate their crops not even once. The rate of irrigation per
bigha
The bigha (also formerly beegah) is a traditional unit of measurement of area of a land, commonly used in India (including Uttarakhand, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Assam, Gujarat ...
goes from 1000 up to 3000 which is almost unbearable to any farmer.
Literacy and employment
According to the 2011 census data, a total of 522 people in the village are literate. The overall literacy rate of Barlan is 71%; 85% for men, and 56% for women.
On the total population, 416 were engaged in work activities. 46.63% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.37% were involved in Marginal activity such as
NREGA
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 or MNREGA, earlier known as the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA, is an Indian labour law and social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'. This a ...
, providing a livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 416 workers engaged in Main Work, 126 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 46 were agricultural labourers.
Sports and games
Villager organizes a
kabaddi tournament every year. Nearby village people came to see the matches with great enthusiasm.
Many people from Barlan have played and won Kabaddi at state-level championships. Chandra Prakash Meena is the most notable Kabaddi player in
Hadoti. He played at the state-level for more than five times.
Infrastructure
The village is the part of the National Optical Fibre Network, a project under which all
Gram Panchayats of India are provided a minimum of 100
Mbps broadband connectivity.
Road
The internal village is connected by Gramin Gaurav Path implemented by public works department of Rajasthan
National Highway 90 is 3 km from the village and connects to
Baran, Rajasthan, and
Chhabra
Chhabra is a city and a municipality in Baran district in the state of Rajasthan, India, near to the border with Madhya Pradesh. Chhabra is a historic walled city with a fort. Its name comes from the six gates in the walls.
Geography
Chhabra is ...
.
Rail
Town Railway station
Atru
Atru is a town in the Baran district in Rajasthan, India. It is located in the southeast of northern Indian state of Rajasthan. It is tehsil of Baran. It is located around 30 kilometres south of the Baran district. Atru tehsil is the biggest ...
is 7 km from Barlan. It connects
Kota,
Jaipur,
Jodhpur, Bina,
Bhopal, and
Jabalpur.
Electricity
Barlan is home to a 33 kV / 11 kV substation. The village is powered almost all day.
Sanitation
Under
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, or Clean India Mission is a country-wide campaign initiated by the Government of India in 2014 to eliminate open defecation and improve solid waste management. It is a restructured version of ...
, every home has indoor plumbing and a toilet. Issues with sanitation include:
*shortage of water
*no connectivity with water supply
*inconsistent plumbing
Education
Barlan has a state government school from elementary to higher secondary. Almost every child attends school. The school has water handpump.
Healthcare
There is a primary hospital building. Adani Medicare Van also visits the village once per week.
Notable people
*
Nand Lal Meena former MLA
from Kishanganj Constituency of
Baran district
Baran district is a district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The headquarters of the district are located at the city of Baran.
History
Before Indian independence in 1947, most of present-day Baran district was part of the princely state ...
Gallery
File:Barlanbaoli.jpg, Baoli Ji ki chatri
File:Chatri .jpg, A chatri in Barlan
File:Dry pond in Barlan in 2015.jpg, Dry pond in 2015
File:Concrete road.jpg, Gaurav path
References
{{States and territories of India
villages in Atru Tehsil
Gram Panchayats and Villages in Atru Tehsil
1950 establishments in India