Bangher Mohabat Singhਬਂਘੇਰ ਮੋਹਬਟ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Bangher Mohabat Singh?

Bangher Mohabat Singh is a village of Maur tehsil in Bathinda district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Talwandi Sabo, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Maur community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035894, and it covers 337 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 878 people in Bangher Mohabat Singh: 460 men and 418 women, living in 169 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 337 hectares, the population density works out to about 261 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 909 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 111, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 300 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.15 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.17 per cent and women at 48.52 per cent. The census recorded 288 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 260 main workers, the largest group, 124, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 70 agricultural labourers and 61 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 28 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bangher Mohabat Singh's land. Of the village's 337 hectares, 307 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (288 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (19 hectares). About 30 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 125 cultivators and 71 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.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 five to ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bangher Mohabat Singh is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Talwandi Sabo, about 5 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Maur, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Burj Sema, Bangher Charat Singh, Jodhpur Pakhar and Mari.

What is the population of Bangher Mohabat Singh?

The population of Bangher Mohabat Singh was 878 at the 2011 census, living in 169 households in Maur tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Bangher Mohabat Singh have?

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