Har Raipur Urf Bhokhriਹਰ ਰਾਏਪੁਰ ਉਰਫ ਭੋਖਰੀ

Where is Har Raipur Urf Bhokhri?

Har Raipur Urf Bhokhri is a village in Bathinda tehsil of Bathinda district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Bathinda, about 5 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bathinda community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035743, and it covers 1,877 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 4,352 people in Har Raipur Urf Bhokhri: 2,312 men and 2,040 women, living in 813 households, an average of about 5.4 people per household. Spread over its 1,877 hectares, the population density works out to about 232 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 882 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 464, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 1,622 people, about 37 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 61.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 67.81 per cent and women at 54.31 per cent. The census recorded 2,554 workers, about 59 per cent of the village. Of the 1,220 main workers, the largest group, 720, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 305 agricultural labourers and 183 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 1,334 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Har Raipur Urf Bhokhri's land. Of the village's 1,877 hectares, 1,557 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (1,213 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (344 hectares). About 112 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 6 hours a day. With 777 cultivators and 656 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 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 centre and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had a sub post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a commercial bank branch and a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 18 hours a day.

Getting there

Har Raipur Urf Bhokhri is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Bathinda, about 5 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 Khialiwala, Jandanwala, Bhokhra and Khemuana.

What is the population of Har Raipur Urf Bhokhri?

The population of Har Raipur Urf Bhokhri was 4,352 at the 2011 census, living in 813 households in Bathinda tehsil of Bathinda district.

What facilities does Har Raipur Urf Bhokhri have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Har Raipur Urf Bhokhri has government schools from primary to senior secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a sub post office.