Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
29% of women in Barnala own land in their name, behind the typical district. 56.8% own a house in their name, better than the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
70% of registered enterprises are in services while 30% are in manufacturing. Only 3% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 85% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Barnala, which ranks 11 of 23 in Punjab for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 52.9 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 1.4%. On women with a bank account at 85.4%, it sits close to the national mark.