Bhangwan (159)ਭੰਗਵਾਂ (159)

Where is Bhangwan (159)?

Bhangwan (159) is a village in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Majha region, and the 2011 directory recorded Jandiala, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Jandiala Guru community development block and is served by the Bhangwan gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 037530, and it covers 489 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,344 people in Bhangwan (159): 1,239 men and 1,105 women, living in 390 households, an average of about 6.0 people per household. Spread over its 489 hectares, the population density works out to about 479 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 892 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 257, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 932 people, about 40 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 75.04 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.82 per cent and women at 69.76 per cent. The census recorded 816 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 757 main workers, the largest group, 336, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 300 cultivators on their own land and 117 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 59 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhangwan (159)'s land. Of the village's 489 hectares, 413 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (123 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (290 hectares). About 76 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 312 cultivators and 355 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. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 15 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhangwan (159) is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Jandiala, about 6 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 Gehri, Bhamma, Rana Kala and Dhirekot.

What is the population of Bhangwan (159)?

The population of Bhangwan (159) was 2,344 at the 2011 census, living in 390 households in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district.

What facilities does Bhangwan (159) have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhangwan (159) has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.