Bhaggupur Uttarਭੱਗੂਪੁਰ ਉੱਤਰ

Where is Bhaggupur Uttar?

Bhaggupur Uttar is a village in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 15 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Chogawan community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037185, and it covers 159 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 296 people in Bhaggupur Uttar: 162 men and 134 women, living in 51 households, an average of about 5.8 people per household. Spread over its 159 hectares, the population density works out to about 186 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 827 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 43, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 0 people, about 0 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.77 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 72.14 per cent and women at 64.6 per cent. The census recorded 96 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 92 main workers, the largest group, 87, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 3 cultivators on their own land and 1 household industry workers. A further 4 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhaggupur Uttar's land. Of the village's 159 hectares, 104 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (104 hectares). About 55 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 5 hours a day. The census recorded 3 cultivators and 91 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school and one government middle school, so children can study in the village up to Class 8.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 9 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhaggupur Uttar is reached by village roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Raja Sansi, about 15 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Lopoke, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Lodhi Gujjar, Mandianwala and Chhanna.

What is the population of Bhaggupur Uttar?

The population of Bhaggupur Uttar was 296 at the 2011 census, living in 51 households in Lopoke tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Bhaggupur Uttar have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhaggupur Uttar has government schools from primary to middle school level and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.