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Where is Baho Sibian Patti Basawa Singh?

Baho Sibian Patti Basawa Singh is a village in Bathinda tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bathinda, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bathinda community development block and is served by the Baho Sivian Patti Basawa Singh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035787, and it covers 178 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 485 people in Baho Sibian Patti Basawa Singh: 242 men and 243 women, living in 86 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 178 hectares, the population density works out to about 272 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 1004 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 41, about 8 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 67 people, about 14 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 66.67 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.99 per cent and women at 59.28 per cent. The census recorded 263 workers, about 54 per cent of the village. Of the 154 main workers, the largest group, 124, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 18 other workers in trade, transport and services and 10 agricultural labourers. A further 109 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Baho Sibian Patti Basawa Singh's land. Of the village's 178 hectares, 155 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (155 hectares). About 9 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 138 cultivators and 23 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 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. It also had a PDS ration shop, mobile phone coverage and an internet common service centre. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch, a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Baho Sibian Patti Basawa Singh is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bathinda, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Bathinda, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mian, Baho Sibian Patti Dharam Singh, Naruana and Baho Jattri.

What is the population of Baho Sibian Patti Basawa Singh?

The population of Baho Sibian Patti Basawa Singh was 485 at the 2011 census, living in 86 households in Bathinda tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Baho Sibian Patti Basawa Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Baho Sibian Patti Basawa Singh has government schools from primary to middle school level and an anganwadi centre.