Bhagwanpur Jattanਭਗਵਨਪੁਰ ਜੱਟਾਂ

Where is Bhagwanpur Jattan?

Bhagwanpur Jattan is a village of Dudhan Sadhan tehsil in Patiala district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 20 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bhunerheri community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 036718, and it covers 217 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 583 people in Bhagwanpur Jattan: 312 men and 271 women, living in 113 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 217 hectares, the population density works out to about 269 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 869 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 63, about 11 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 87 people, about 15 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 68.46 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 73.99 per cent and women at 62.35 per cent. The census recorded 204 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 152 main workers, the largest group, 83, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 66 other workers in trade, transport and services and 3 agricultural labourers. A further 52 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhagwanpur Jattan's land. Of the village's 217 hectares, 193 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (61 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (132 hectares). About 24 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 84 cultivators and 33 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, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. The village had a sub post office. It also had 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

Bhagwanpur Jattan is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 20 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was within five kilometres. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Mehmudpur Rurki, Maqboolpur Bhaini, Manak Dehar and Budhmore.

What is the population of Bhagwanpur Jattan?

The population of Bhagwanpur Jattan was 583 at the 2011 census, living in 113 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bhagwanpur Jattan have?

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