Biharipurਬਿਹਰੀਪੁਰ

Where is Biharipur?

Biharipur is a village of Khadur Sahib tehsil in Tarn Taran district, Punjab, in the Majha region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Patti, about 3 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Khadur Sahib community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 038283, and it covers 361 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,223 people in Biharipur: 629 men and 594 women, living in 235 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 361 hectares, the population density works out to about 339 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 944 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 180, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 647 people, about 53 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 76.32 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 82.3 per cent and women at 70.12 per cent. The census recorded 298 workers, about 24 per cent of the village. Of the 271 main workers, the largest group, 114, were agricultural labourers, ahead of 94 cultivators on their own land and 54 other workers in trade, transport and services. A further 27 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Biharipur's land. Of the village's 361 hectares, 313 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (191 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (122 hectares). Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. The census recorded 95 cultivators and 123 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 and an ASHA health worker.

No health facility was recorded inside the village in 2011. It also had a PDS ration shop and 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

Biharipur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was within five kilometres. The directory recorded Patti, about 3 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Khadur Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Tarn Taran town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Khadur Sahib, Aiampur, Kallah and Verowal.

What is the population of Biharipur?

The population of Biharipur was 1,223 at the 2011 census, living in 235 households in Khadur Sahib tehsil of Tarn Taran district.

What facilities does Biharipur have?

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