Bhamarsi Zerਭਮਾਰਸੀ ਜ਼ੇਰ

Where is Bhamarsi Zer?

Bhamarsi Zer is a village in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 9 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Sirhind community development block and has its own gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 032796, and it covers 630 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 1,915 people in Bhamarsi Zer: 1,035 men and 880 women, living in 372 households, an average of about 5.1 people per household. Spread over its 630 hectares, the population density works out to about 304 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 850 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 166, about 9 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 659 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 79.47 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 83.49 per cent and women at 74.81 per cent. The census recorded 670 workers, about 35 per cent of the village. Of the 620 main workers, the largest group, 287, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 258 cultivators on their own land and 64 agricultural labourers. A further 50 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Bhamarsi Zer's land. Of the village's 630 hectares, 562 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from wells and tube-wells (562 hectares). About 41 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 261 cultivators and 65 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. 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 within five kilometres. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Bhamarsi Zer is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a public bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Fatehgarh Sahib, about 9 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Fatehgarh Sahib, the tehsil headquarters, and Fatehgarh Sahib, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Sohag Heri, Bhamarsi Buland, Pandrali and Bir Bhamarsi.

What is the population of Bhamarsi Zer?

The population of Bhamarsi Zer was 1,915 at the 2011 census, living in 372 households in Fatehgarh Sahib tehsil of Fatehgarh Sahib district.

What facilities does Bhamarsi Zer have?

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