Bangalipurਬਂਗਲੀਪੁਰ

Where is Bangalipur?

Bangalipur is a village in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Doaba region, and the 2011 directory recorded Dasua, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dasua community development block and is served by the Bangalipur ,Odrah gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 030974, and it covers 117 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 654 people in Bangalipur: 342 men and 312 women, living in 146 households, an average of about 4.5 people per household. Spread over its 117 hectares, the population density works out to about 559 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 912 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 59, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 228 people, about 35 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 90.59 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 93.95 per cent and women at 86.83 per cent. The census recorded 207 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 112 main workers, the largest group, 76, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 29 cultivators on their own land and 4 agricultural labourers. A further 95 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bangalipur's land. Of the village's 117 hectares, 100 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 84 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (84 hectares). About 16 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 35 cultivators and 9 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bangalipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dasua, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Dasua, the tehsil headquarters, and Hoshiarpur city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Takipur, Odrah, Chhaurian and Ballagan.

What is the population of Bangalipur?

The population of Bangalipur was 654 at the 2011 census, living in 146 households in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district.

What facilities does Bangalipur have?

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