Behman Koer Singhਬੇਹਮਨ ਕੋਏਰ ਸਿੰਘ

Where is Behman Koer Singh?

Behman Koer Singh is a village in Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Talwandi Sabo, about 7 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 035907, and it covers 1,156 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,239 people in Behman Koer Singh: 1,199 men and 1,040 women, living in 436 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 1,156 hectares, the population density works out to about 194 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 867 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 224, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 954 people, about 43 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.54 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.27 per cent and women at 52.71 per cent. The census recorded 710 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 569 main workers, the largest group, 313, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 215 agricultural labourers and 40 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 141 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Behman Koer Singh's land. Of the village's 1,156 hectares, 1,096 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and 1,088 hectares of it were irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,034 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (54 hectares). About 61 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 324 cultivators and 319 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.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a dispensary. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had 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 Koer 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 7 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 Behman Jassa Singh, Singo, Teona Pujarian and Lehri.

What is the population of Behman Koer Singh?

The population of Behman Koer Singh was 2,239 at the 2011 census, living in 436 households in Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Behman Koer Singh have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Behman Koer Singh has a government primary school, an anganwadi centre and a post office.