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Where is Baho Sibian Patti Dharam Singh?

Baho Sibian Patti Dharam Singh is a village of Bathinda tehsil in Bathinda district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. 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 Dharam Singh gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035788, and it covers 183 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 548 people in Baho Sibian Patti Dharam Singh: 278 men and 270 women, living in 88 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 183 hectares, the population density works out to about 299 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 971 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 62, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 120 people, about 22 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 72.84 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 80.24 per cent and women at 65.13 per cent. The census recorded 252 workers, about 46 per cent of the village. Of the 204 main workers, the largest group, 138, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 56 agricultural labourers and 5 household industry workers. A further 48 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Baho Sibian Patti Dharam Singh's land. Of the village's 183 hectares, 161 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (161 hectares). About 13 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 143 cultivators and 65 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 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 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 Dharam 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 Baho Sibian Patti Basawa Singh, Baho Jattri, Mian and Jai Singhwala.

What is the population of Baho Sibian Patti Dharam Singh?

The population of Baho Sibian Patti Dharam Singh was 548 at the 2011 census, living in 88 households in Bathinda tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Baho Sibian Patti Dharam Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Baho Sibian Patti Dharam Singh has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.