Bhoepurਭੋਏਪੁਰ

Where is Bhoepur?

Bhoepur is a village of Dharamkot tehsil in Moga district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Dharamkot, about 6 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Dharamkot community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034148, and it covers 261 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 916 people in Bhoepur: 463 men and 453 women, living in 187 households, an average of about 4.9 people per household. Spread over its 261 hectares, the population density works out to about 351 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 978 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 133, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 614 people, about 67 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 71.52 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.62 per cent and women at 60.1 per cent. The census recorded 292 workers, about 32 per cent of the village. Of the 200 main workers, the largest group, 105, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 46 agricultural labourers and 46 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 92 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhoepur's land. Of the village's 261 hectares, 235 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (235 hectares). About 26 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 108 cultivators and 125 agricultural labourers, so farming supports many labouring families as well as landholders.

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, so children can study in the village up to Class 5. The village also had an anganwadi centre.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhoepur is reached by pucca roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Dharamkot, about 6 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dharamkot, the tehsil headquarters, and Moga city, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Aminwala, Baqarwala and Bijapur.

What is the population of Bhoepur?

The population of Bhoepur was 916 at the 2011 census, living in 187 households in Dharamkot tehsil of Moga district.

What facilities does Bhoepur have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhoepur has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre. It had no bank branch inside the village in that record.