Behman Jassa Singhਬੇਹਮਨ ਜੱਸਾ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Behman Jassa Singh?

Behman Jassa Singh is a village of Talwandi Sabo 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 Talwandi Sabo community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035906, and it covers 1,167 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,916 people in Behman Jassa Singh: 1,034 men and 882 women, living in 365 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 1,167 hectares, the population density works out to about 164 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 853 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 174, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 549 people, about 29 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 58.96 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.88 per cent and women at 48.71 per cent. The census recorded 630 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 493 main workers, the largest group, 342, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 81 agricultural labourers and 66 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 137 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Behman Jassa Singh's land. Of the village's 1,167 hectares, 1,011 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,011 hectares). About 66 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 348 cultivators and 205 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 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 human health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011; a veterinary hospital served its livestock. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Behman Jassa 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. Talwandi Sabo, the tehsil headquarters, and Bathinda, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Teona Pujarian, Behman Koer Singh, Sangat Khurd and Singo.

What is the population of Behman Jassa Singh?

The population of Behman Jassa Singh was 1,916 at the 2011 census, living in 365 households in Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Behman Jassa Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Behman Jassa Singh has government schools from primary to middle school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.