Behrampurਬੇਹਰਮਪੁਰ

Where is Behrampur?

Behrampur is a village of Bassi Pathana tehsil in Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, in the Malwa region of the state. The 2011 directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 4 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Bassi Pathana community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032610, and it covers 273 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 704 people in Behrampur: 374 men and 330 women, living in 114 households, an average of about 6.2 people per household. Spread over its 273 hectares, the population density works out to about 258 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 882 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 68, about 10 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 131 people, about 19 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 85.22 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 85.93 per cent and women at 84.44 per cent. The census recorded 256 workers, about 36 per cent of the village. Of the 255 main workers, the largest group, 121, were cultivators on their own land, ahead of 101 other workers in trade, transport and services and 28 agricultural labourers. A further 1 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Behrampur's land. Of the village's 273 hectares, 240 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (8 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (232 hectares). About 33 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 121 cultivators and 29 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, 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. Treated tap water was available in the village. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Behrampur is reached by pucca, all-weather roads; the nearest bus service was five to ten kilometres away. The directory recorded Bassi Pathana, about 4 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Bassi Pathana, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Kalaundi, Wazidpur, Kishanpura and Thablan.

What is the population of Behrampur?

The population of Behrampur was 704 at the 2011 census, living in 114 households in Bassi Pathana tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Behrampur have?

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