Bivipur Khurdਬਿਵੀਪੁਰ ਖੁਰਦ

Where is Bivipur Khurd?

Bivipur Khurd is a village in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 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 036723, and it covers 251 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 835 people in Bivipur Khurd: 432 men and 403 women, living in 166 households, an average of about 5.0 people per household. Spread over its 251 hectares, the population density works out to about 333 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 933 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 122, about 15 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 15 people, about 2 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.13 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 79.03 per cent and women at 60.41 per cent. The census recorded 239 workers, about 29 per cent of the village. Of the 239 main workers, the largest group, 83, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 81 other workers in trade, transport and services and 73 agricultural labourers.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bivipur Khurd's land. Of the village's 251 hectares, 228 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (228 hectares). About 23 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 83 cultivators and 73 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, 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. Drinking water came from untreated tap water supplies. 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

Bivipur Khurd is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Sanaur, about 25 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Dudhan Sadhan, the tehsil headquarters, and Patiala, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Jodhpur, Budhmore and Kharabgarh.

What is the population of Bivipur Khurd?

The population of Bivipur Khurd was 835 at the 2011 census, living in 166 households in Dudhan Sadhan tehsil of Patiala district.

What facilities does Bivipur Khurd have?

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