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Where is Bhairon-Ki-Bhatti?

Bhairon-Ki-Bhatti is a village of Kot Kapura tehsil in Faridkot district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Kot Kapura, about 10 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Kot Kapura community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 035461, and it covers 480 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 635 people in Bhairon-Ki-Bhatti: 336 men and 299 women, living in 123 households, an average of about 5.2 people per household. Spread over its 480 hectares, the population density works out to about 132 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 890 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 66, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 330 people, about 52 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 63.8 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 65.79 per cent and women at 61.51 per cent. The census recorded 211 workers, about 33 per cent of the village. Of the 94 main workers, the largest group, 82, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 10 other workers in trade, transport and services and 1 agricultural labourers. A further 117 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhairon-Ki-Bhatti's land. Of the village's 480 hectares, 425 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (425 hectares). About 53 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 82 cultivators and 106 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. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhairon-Ki-Bhatti is reached by village roads; the nearest bus service was more than ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Kot Kapura, about 10 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was more than ten kilometres away. Kot Kapura, the tehsil headquarters, and Faridkot town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Hari Nau and Koharwala.

What is the population of Bhairon-Ki-Bhatti?

The population of Bhairon-Ki-Bhatti was 635 at the 2011 census, living in 123 households in Kot Kapura tehsil of Faridkot district.

What facilities does Bhairon-Ki-Bhatti have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Bhairon-Ki-Bhatti has a government primary school and an anganwadi centre.