Bhagwangarh Urf Bhukhianwaliਭਗਵਨਗੜ੍ਹ ਉਰਫ ਭੁਖਿਆਂਵਾਲੀ

Where is Bhagwangarh Urf Bhukhianwali?

Bhagwangarh Urf Bhukhianwali is a village in Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Raman, about 8 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sangat community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035839, and it covers 1,395 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,659 people in Bhagwangarh Urf Bhukhianwali: 1,413 men and 1,246 women, living in 506 households, an average of about 5.3 people per household. Spread over its 1,395 hectares, the population density works out to about 191 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 882 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 266, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 916 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.85 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 69.5 per cent and women at 53.2 per cent. The census recorded 1,727 workers, about 65 per cent of the village. Of the 1,608 main workers, the largest group, 853, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 517 cultivators on their own land and 228 agricultural labourers. A further 119 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhagwangarh Urf Bhukhianwali's land. Of the village's 1,395 hectares, 1,300 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,300 hectares). About 92 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 10 hours a day. With 527 cultivators and 278 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, one government middle school, one government secondary school and one government senior secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 12. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included a primary health sub-centre. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had mobile phone coverage. It had no bank branch or ATM in the 2011 record; the nearest bank was more than ten kilometres away. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 10 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhagwangarh Urf Bhukhianwali is reached by pucca roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Raman, about 8 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to 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 Dunewala, Shergarh, Amarpura Urf Gurthuri and Nasibpura (56) Kaile bandar.

What is the population of Bhagwangarh Urf Bhukhianwali?

The population of Bhagwangarh Urf Bhukhianwali was 2,659 at the 2011 census, living in 506 households in Talwandi Sabo tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Bhagwangarh Urf Bhukhianwali have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhagwangarh Urf Bhukhianwali has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.