Bhaini Lidhranਭੈਣੀ ਲਿਧਰਨ

Where is Bhaini Lidhran?

Bhaini Lidhran is a village of Amritsar I tehsil in Amritsar district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Majitha, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Majitha community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037471, and it covers 81 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 613 people in Bhaini Lidhran: 325 men and 288 women, living in 115 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 81 hectares, the population density works out to about 757 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 886 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 84, about 14 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 161 people, about 26 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 67.49 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 74.19 per cent and women at 60 per cent. The census recorded 183 workers, about 30 per cent of the village. Of the 177 main workers, the largest group, 83, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 51 agricultural labourers and 30 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 6 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhaini Lidhran's land. Of the village's 81 hectares, 69 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (60 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (9 hectares). About 12 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 84 cultivators and 54 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

For village facilities, the Census 2011 Village Directory is the fullest record available. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhaini Lidhran is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Majitha, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Amritsar I, the tehsil headquarters, and Amritsar city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kotla Ahangaran.

What is the population of Bhaini Lidhran?

The population of Bhaini Lidhran was 613 at the 2011 census, living in 115 households in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Bhaini Lidhran have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhaini Lidhran has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.